PIOs cover the North Highway 67 fire South Metro Fire Rescue PIO - On this Vlog Eric and Connor provide an up close look at wildland operations during the North Highway 67 Fire in Douglas County on July 30th and multi-agency structure fire training in...
Lightning Sparks More Than a Dozen Wildfires in Nevada
Three of the fires have burned more than four square miles ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Lightning sparked more than a dozen wildfires in northeast Nevada over the weekend and forecasters are warning more are likely as thunderstorms move back into the region later...
U.S. Northwest Unprepared as Wildfire Risk Grows
Last year, 40% of Washington's wildfires were on its wetter western side By TOM JAMES Associated Press ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — Nestled in the foothills of Washington's Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate...
Military Aircraft Used to Fight Russian Wildfires
Military personnel battle fires in Siberia MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's military says its aircraft dropped more than 1,200 metric tons of water (1,300 short tons) in a single day on wildfires in Siberia and made some progress in extinguishing the vast blazes....
500 Firefighters Battle Central Portugal Wildfire
Fire broke out near the town of Tomar LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese authorities say around 500 firefighters are combating a wildfire that started in a central area some 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of Lisbon, the capital. Portugal's civil...
Multiple Fires Scorch Brush Northeast of San Francisco
Fires burned nearly 700 acres CLAYTON, Calif. (AP) — Crews using water-dropping aircraft are making progress against multiple wildfires that joined and scorched nearly 700 acres of dry brush in Northern California. Cal Fire Assistant Chief Michael...
Ceremony Marks 70th Anniversary of Deadly Mann Gulch Fire
13 firefighters were killed on August 5, 1949 in a Montana wildfire HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Officials are marking the 70th anniversary of a tragic blaze north of Helena that killed 13 firefighters and prompted the U.S. Forest Service to rethink its fire...
Firefighter Killed in 2017 Lolo Peak Fire Memorialized
Firefighter Brent Witham was killed by a falling tree MTN News, KRTV LOLO (KRTV) – The memory of a California firefighter who lost his life during Western Montana’s historic 2017 wildfire season is being marked in Lolo. Firefighter Brent Witham was...
Study: Firefighters Had Increased Chemicals in Systems after Tubbs Fire
SFFD Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson said testing was also done after the Camp Fire Pete Suratos and Mark Matthews, NBC Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO (NBC Bay Area) - A new study released Tuesday details the health impacts on firefighters who battled one of California's most...
List of Missing in California’s Deadliest Wildfire Down to One
The list initially went well over 1,000 PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Only one person remains listed as missing from the deadliest wildfire in California history after deputies found an Oroville woman. The Butte County Sheriff's Office said Friday that...
USFA: California On-Duty Death
CAL FIRE firefighter suffered a medical emergency during a training hike The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Yaroslav Katkov, 29, of CAL FIRE, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on July...
California Governor Defends Wildfire Efforts, Jabs at Feds
Newsom criticized the federal government for not doing enough By DON THOMPSON Associated Press COLFAX, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom defended California's wildfire prevention efforts Wednesday while criticizing the federal government for not doing...