Nearly 60 homes destroyed or damaged SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle man who set up an illegal burn barrel on his property caused a wildfire that torched approximately 343 acres (139 hectares) of wild lands and damaged or destroyed...
Red flag warning for much of southern Nevada RENO, Nev. (AP) — An unsettled cold front is blowing through Nevada this week, creating critical fire conditions near Las Vegas and a chance of snow in the upper elevations of the northern Sierra. The National...
The area has seen five massive wildfires since 2012 By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have approved a plan to prevent giant rangeland wildfires in southwestern Idaho by clearing vegetation along 435 miles (700 kilometers)...
Compliant with NFPA 1977 for wildland firefighting HAIX® announced that the company has introduced a new boot dedicated to wildland firefighting: the wildland certified Missoula 2.1. The new Missoula 2.1 is compliant with NFPA 1977 for wildland...
A potential fine of up to $5,000 The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Rising temperatures and dried-out grass have pushed a national forest outside Phoenix into further fire restrictions. Tonto National Forest supervisor Neil Bosworth said enacting State...
The test to pass before going to the fireline California Conservation Corps - A four-mile hike up 900 feet will exhaust just about anyone. Imagine adding another hour of back breaking work of digging a fire line the length of a football field. It’s the...
Support will used to prevent layoffs of first responders By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Governors and legislative leaders from five western states that are coordinating their response to the coronavirus outbreak asked Congress on...
Trying to mitigate the potential for spread By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In new plans that offer a national reimagining of how to fight wildfires amid the risk of the coronavirus spreading through crews, it's not clear how...
Patrols reported crowding in day-use sites TAOS, N.M. (AP) — The top administrator of a national forest in northern New Mexico says there's an elevated risk of human-caused wildfires due to drying conditions and negligence by some forest visitors. Carson...
Past experiences help with current response DJ Simmons, Houston Chronicle with permission WESTPORT (Houston Chronicle) - Years of fighting wildfires has helped the Westport Fire Department to provide quick responses in a town once considered the...
Five Mile Swamp Fire is largest of several fires By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press MILTON, Fla. (AP) — For two sleepless nights, Kelly Kniss had wondered what had become of her home in the Florida Panhandle and the two dozen hens she and her husband...
Over 150 acres Santa Barbara County SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Winds spread a brush fire over more than 150 acres (61 hectares) along the south Santa Barbara County coast Thursday amid a spell of hot and dry weather. The fire erupted on a ridge near...
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