A California State Representative, Doug LaMalfa, called out the food vendors providing meals to firefighters in Siskiyou County on Twitter, The representative posted photos of a moldy cheese sandwich and beans and rice on bread that he says was being served in the...
There’s a Better Way to Fight Wildfires, Indigenous Groups Say
Amy Bainbridge, Angus Whitley Bloomberg News (TNS) More frequent fires. Smaller, cooler blazes. Nighttime and early morning burns. Those are three important principles of what’s known as cultural burning, a firefighting practice honed by Indigenous people in Australia...
160 Firefighters Have to Abandon Their Camp Because of Persistent Bears in Canada
Don Sweeney The Charlotte Observer (TNS) A camp for firefighters battling a British Columbia wildfire had to be shut down because of “persistent bear activity,” Canada wildlife officials reported. About 160 firefighters at a camp near Goldbridge to fight...
Critical Fire Weather Arrives in Northern CA
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gusty winds and low humidity brought a high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California on Wednesday, and a utility proactively cut electricity to about 8,400 customers to prevent...
Feds Set Final Rule for NM Wildfire Compensation, Target $1 Billion in Payouts by 2025
Dan McKay Albuquerque Journal, N.M. (TNS) Aug. 29—SANTA FE — Federal emergency managers say they have paid out $37 million to compensate victims of the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire and expect to reach $1 billion by the beginning of 2025. They also announced on Monday...
As CA Fires Worsen, Can AI Come to the Rescue?
Hayley Smith Los Angeles Times (TNS) Just before 3 a.m. one night this month, Scott Slumpff was awakened by the ding of a text message. "An ALERTCalifornia anomaly has been confirmed in your area of interest," the message said. Slumpff, a battalion chief with the...
Maui (HI) Update: 388 People Identified as Still Missing After Deadly Wildfire
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and officials asked anyone who knows a person on the list to be safe to contact authorities. The...
40,000-Acre Wildfire Prompts Evacuations Near California-Oregon Border
Madilynne Medina SFGate, San Francisco Aug. 22—The Smith River Complex wildfire burning near the California-Oregon border has consumed 40,000 acres and prompted evacuations as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Forest Service. It started Aug. 15 after the Six...
Northern California Fires | One Dead, Firefighter Injured, Old Growth Forest Could Be Threatened
Sage Alexander - Times-Standard, Eureka, Calif. Aug. 21—Dozens of fires across Northern California continue to burn, sparked by periods of dry lightning that hit the ground starting early last week. The wildfires are burning across several counties, with many rural...
Can AI Help Prevent Wildfires From Spreading Across the CA Bay Area?
Hannah Kanik - Bay Area News Group Artificial Intelligence can do everything from writing your grocery lists to creating websites, but can it prevent catastrophic wildfires? Over the past three years, California has seen more than 7 million acres burned from...
Hundreds of Wildfires Have Broken Out Across LA, and More Are Likely as Heatwave Holds Steady
Tristan Baurick and Faimon A. Roberts III The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate (TNS) Aug. 17—More than 135 wildfires have burned across Louisiana over the past week and many more are expected as the state grapples with a long spell of little rain and...
Videos Put Scrutiny on Downed Power Lines as Possible Cause of Deadly Maui (HI) Wildfires
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, BERNARD CONDON and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to...