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...
Montana Officials Predict Active Wildfire Season Amid COVID-19
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 Pleads Guilty to Killing 84 People in 2018 California Wildfire
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...
Tucson-Area Foothills Residents Urged to Prepare to Evacuate
"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...
Wildfires Erupt as California Sees Hot, Dry Weather
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...
Northern Arizona Forests Tighten Fire Restrictions
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...
Wildfire Closes 39-Mile Stretch of Highway in Rural Arizona
Fire has burned 800 acres of timber and brush MORENCI, Ariz. (AP) — A 39-mile stretch of a scenic highway in a sparsely populated part of eastern Arizona is closed due to a lightning-sparked wildfire burning in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests....
California Simmers in Spring Heat Wave, Raising Fire Concern
Coast took a summerlike appearance LOS ANGELES (AP) — California simmered in a spring heat wave Tuesday as high pressure cleared skies and pushed away cooling influences. “June Gloom? Not today,” the National Weather Service office for San Francisco and...
Wind Fuels Two Wildfires Outside of Tucson
Two wildfires in Oro Valley ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters were battling two separate wildfires Monday in a mountainous area outside of Tucson. Authorities in the town of Oro Valley said crews made slight progress on a nearby fire in the Pusch...
Camp Pendleton Prescribed Burn
Improving habitat on the base Camp Pendleton - Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department conduct a prescribed burn in the Juliet Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 23, 2020. Firefighters with CPFD are using a...
Alaska Interagency COVID-19, PPE Training
Hygiene and PPE donning and doffing Alaska DNR DOF - This video produced by the Alaska Interagency Wildland Fire Medic Program explains what COVID-19 is, its signs and symptoms, how it spreads, how to prevent the spread and also illustrates proper hand...
Windy, Dry Weather Raises California Fire Danger
Several fire across the region LOS ANGELES (AP) — Windy, dry weather raised fire danger in California on Monday. The National Weather Service issued Red Flag warnings for Los Angeles and Ventura counties and for the southern Sacramento and northern San...