Incident commanders and firefighters off to New Mexico NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Firefighters from Tennessee have been deployed to the western U.S. to help battle wildfires, officials said. Tennessee's Division of Forestry said in a news release Thursday...
Bighorn Fire continues to grow PHOENIX (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies went door to door evacuating more residents Thursday from the Santa Catalina Mountains overlooking Tucson as a wildfire, one of several in Arizona, continued to grow. The Bighorn Fire’s...
Harshest punishment came in the form of a public shaming By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer Pacific Gas & Electric on Thursday was fined $4 million for the deaths of 84 people killed in a nightmarish Northern California wildfire ignited by the its...
Several fires across the state By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Wildfires in Arizona are typical this time of year, but high winds have been a key factor in driving the size of the blazes that are threatening rural communities,...
PG&E pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer The families of some of the 85 people killed by a horrific Northern California wildfire ignited by Pacific Gas & Electric's long-neglected...
Nelson Fire is about 50% contained OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Some residents of a Northern California county devastated by wildfire in 2018 are under evacuation orders because of a grass fire that has so far destroyed four homes. The California Department...
Hundreds of firefighters on the scene ANGELS CAMP, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire in Calaveras County has grown to nearly 2 square miles (5 square kilometers) acres, Cal Fire said Wednesday. Hundreds of firefighters responded after the fire erupted Tuesday in...
July is expected to be warmer and drier than normal By IRIS SAMUELS Associated Press/Report for America HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana will likely see more fires and smoke-filled skies this year than it saw law year, officials said Tuesday. While snow pack...
PG&E also pleaded guilty to one felony count of unlawfully starting a fire By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer Pacific Gas & Electric confessed Tuesday to killing 84 people in one of the most devastating wildfires in recent U.S. history during...
"Significant danger" in Pima County TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pima County authorities have advised residents of foothills area on the northern outskirts of metro Tucson to be prepared to evacuate because of a lightning-sparked wildfire in nearby mountains. A...
Several fires across the state SAN DIEGO (AP) — Firefighters were making progress battling several fires Wednesday that had burned through more than 13 square miles (32 square kilometers) of dry brush at Southern California's Camp Pendleton Marine Corps...
Limits in Coconino and Kaibab national forests FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — National forests in northern Arizona are expanding fire restrictions because of dry conditions ahead of the anticipated arrival of the monsoon season. Campfires have been prohibited...
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