The unprecedented fire crisis in southeast Australia has claimed at least 26 lives By NICK PERRY Associated Press EDEN, Australia (AP) — Thousands of people fled their homes and helicopters dropped supplies to towns at risk of nearby wildfires as hot,...
A look at what some firefighters from the U.S. and Canada are doing By NICK PERRY Associated Press MORUYA, Australia (AP) — Bimbimbie. Wamban. Ulladulla. Australia's place names can be a mouthful to pronounce, and it's one of the challenges that Canadian...
To rural folks around the state, people like Schutz are heroes By NICK PERRY Associated Press TOMERONG, Australia (AP) — The wildfire was behaving erratically last week, and Doug Schutz and his team needed to make a quick decision. So they moved a...
“If you can get out, you should get out,” By NICK PERRY Associated Press TOMERONG, Australia (AP) — Residents in the path of wildfires razing southeast Australia were urged to evacuate on Thursday if they don’t intend to defend their homes as hot and...
Bill requires back-up power, passes cost to customers By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When the nation's largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lost more than...
2018 wildfire killed 85 people SOMERVILLE Australia (AP) — An American living in Australia who has endured wildfires on both continents is sharing heartfelt messages of hope and advice for those who have fled their homes Down Under. When hundreds of...
2016 Gatlinburg wildfire killed over a dozen people GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Survivors of a historically deadly Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people can sue the National Park Service for failing to warn them of the danger, a federal judge has ruled....
Another 100 to join 159 in country By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials said Tuesday they're planning to send at least another 100 firefighters to Australia to join 159 already in the country battling wildfires that have...
Steel frame was no match for flames By NICK PERRY Associated Press BALMORAL, Australia (AP) — With flames climbing as high as a 15-story building and menacing his supposedly fireproof home on three sides, Justin Kam ran to the laundry room and opened the...
Critics argue he should take some of the feedback to heart By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — As his country burned, Australia's prime minister was cursed and jeered out of a town, called an “idiot,” a “moron” and worse, and...
Fire crisis in southeast Australia has destroyed 2,000 homes By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia’s drought-parched east coast...
FCC says up to 27% of Sonoma County's wireless cell sites were offline during the Kincade Fire By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When the nation's largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires...
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