Crews will fight fires and cover shifts BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — With snow on the ground in Montana, fire agencies around the state are sending 20 engines and 72 firefighters to California to help battle wildfires there. Gov. Steve Bullock approved sending...
Idaho Sends Firefighters to California
Five engines and 17 personnel BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is sending firefighters and equipment to California to fight wildfires. Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little late Tuesday approved sending five fire engines and 17 personnel to California where...
Hundreds of Koalas Feared Dead in Australian Wildfires
Two-thirds of area burnt was a koala habitat By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Conservationists fear hundreds of koalas have perished in wildfires that have razed prime habitat on Australia's east coast. Port Macquarie Koala...
Wildfire Burns Near Reagan Library
New blaze starts in Simi Valley By MARCIO SANCHEZ and GREGORY BULL Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A new wildfire erupted Wednesday in wind-whipped Southern California, forcing the evacuation of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and...
Winds, Fires, and Blackouts for Californians
Frustration over power cuts as fires burn By JANIE HAR and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Californians on Wednesday found themselves facing winds, wildfires and darkness from yet another power outage that hit more than 1...
Serbia Asks Russia for Help Fighting Wildfire
Hundreds of firefighters struggle to contain the blaze BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has asked for Russia's help in fighting a wildfire that has been raging for the past three days in a remote mountainous area on the border between Serbia and Bulgaria....
Off-Roading in Oregon
Wildland interface off-road training Bend Fire Department Training Division - Apparatus - Off Road Interface Course https://youtu.be/Jcd_PuC-s2U
Anger Rises as California Utility Increases Blackouts
Another round could leave millions without power By DON THOMPSON and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Frustration and anger mounted across Northern California as the state's biggest utility began another round of fire-prevention...
Firefighters Renew Attack on California Wildfires Before Winds Return
Crews cut fire breaks, hit hot spots, as winds shift direction By STEFANIE DAZIO and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews fought Tuesday to drown, slash and smother wildfires that have incinerated dozens of homes in Northern and...
Celebrities, Residents Flee from Los Angeles Wildfire
Wildfire destroys several homes By STEFANIE DAZIO and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles on Monday, destroying several large homes and forcing LeBron James and thousands of...
Power Lines May Have Started Two California Fires
Fires began in area where PG&E kept power on By DON THOMPSON and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power lines may have started two wildfires over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area,...
Fires Spread During Power Cuts in Northern California
Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency By TERENCE CHEA and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SANTA ROSA, California (AP) — As nearly 200,000 people remain under evacuation order from threat of wildfire, some of the millions of people in Northern...