Nationwide at least 25 people have been killed By NICK PERRY and KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's government said Monday it was willing to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have...
Announcing the 2019 Wildland Fire Digital Storytelling Micro-Grant Winners! Sponsored by WATERAX
WATERAX is happy to have sponsored The Smokey Generation’s project, American Wildfire Experience 2019 Wildland Fire Digital Storytelling to help Canadian Wildland Firefighters share their story. The following twelve talented wildland firefighters — winners of...
Wildfires Threaten Creatures on Australian ‘Galapagos’
Fires have killed thousands of koalas and kangaroos By NICK PERRY Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But devastating...
Australia Prime Minister Defends Response to Fires
New South Wales Rural Fire Service said 150 fires were active By SHONAL GANGULY and STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Cooling temperatures and calmer winds brought some relief Sunday to Australian communities raked by wildfires, but the heat...
U.S. Sends Firefighters to Australia
They include hotshot and helicopter crew members Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A crew of 20 veteran firefighters based in California will head to Australia on Monday to help battle the country's out-of-control wildfires that have killed at least 23...
Fire Threats Intensify in Australia
Death toll in the wildfire crisis is now up to 23 By SHONAL GANGULY and STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press YDNEY (AP) — A father and son who were battling flames for two days are the latest victims of the worst wildfire season in Australian history, and the path...
Australian PM Jeered While Seeing Wildfire Damage
Locals yelled at him, made obscene gestures and called him an “idiot” By TRISTAN LAVALETTE Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison was confronted by angry residents who cursed and insulted him Thursday as he visited a...
Australia Sends Military to Help Wildfire Towns
Wildfire death toll rises By TRISTAN LAVALETTE Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia deployed military ships and aircraft Wednesday to help communities ravaged by apocalyptic wildfires that have left at least 17 people dead nationwide and...
California Fire Victims Caught in a Financial Tug-of-War
Victims and government agencies compete for funds By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A financial tug-of-war is emerging over the $13.5 billion that the nation's largest utility has agreed to pay to victims of recent California...
Some Flee Before Australia Wildfires Worsen
Should I stay or should I go? By TRISTAN LAVALETTE Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Thousands of tourists fled Australia's wildfire-ravaged eastern coast Thursday ahead of worsening conditions as the military started to evacuate people trapped on...
Wildfire Traps Thousands at Australian Town’s Waterfront
Residents fled as winds pushed an emergency-level wildfire toward their homes By TRISTAN LAVALETTE Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Wildfires burning across Australia's two most populous states on Tuesday trapped residents of a seaside town in...
Sydney Allows New Year’s Fireworks as Wildfire Risk Worsens
Pressure had built for spectacle to be scrapped before New South Wales Rural Fire Service approved event By TRISTAN LAVALETTE Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Sydney will set off its iconic New Year's Eve fireworks after being granted an...