Contributing factors and lessons learned in March 2018 grass fire NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program On March 10, 2018, a 68-year-old male volunteer fire fighter was burned during firefighting operations at a grass...
Tourists Evacuated from Greek Island as Wildfire Ravages
Some of those trying to leave the island described the evacuation as disorganized By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A tourist camp and nearby houses on the southern Greek island of Elafonisos were evacuated Sunday for the second...
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Wildfire on Canary Islands Forces 1,000 to Evacuate
Wildfire has burned over 2,000 acres MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say a wildfire on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria has burned 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) and has forced the evacuation of 1,000 residents. The regional government of the Canary...
Howe Ridge Fire Initial Response
The fire grew from 20 acres to an estimated 2,500 acres overnight National Park Service, Intermountain Regional Office Lakewood, CO – Today, the National Park Service (NPS) released a video documenting the first 36 hours of the Howe Ridge Fire, which...
Crews Work to Keep Wildfire from Jumping Columbia River
Fire on Reservation was likely started by lightning SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters are trying to prevent a fast-growing wildfire from jumping the Columbia River. The fire on the Colville Indian Reservation was likely started by lightning last Friday...
Smokey Bear Turns 75
Anniversary comes as scientists warn the world's forests are vulnerable amid climate change CAPITAN, N.M. (AP) — There will be 75 candles on his birthday cake and Smokey Bear still hopes none of them start a forest fire. The icon of the longest-running...
Growing Program Puts Air Quality Specialists on Wildfires
The smoke itself can be more problematic than the flames By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Among the hundreds of firefighters, aircraft and engines dispatched to fight a recent wildfire in northern Arizona were two women whose...
2018 California Death Toll Rises
Man burned in Paradise fire succumbs to injuries By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who had been hospitalized since the deadliest wildfire in California history incinerated a town in November has died, raising the number of...
California Maker of Fire Protection Spray Sued for $5M
Lawsuit alleges product in corrosive and toxic SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A $5 million lawsuit has been filed against a Los Angeles County company that sells a product it contends helps protect homes from wildfires. The Santa Barbara County district...
South Metro Fire Rescue PIO Wildfire Report
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...