By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press The Northeast kept a wary eye on dozens of fires that killed at least one person and continued to burn Tuesday amid bone-dry weather, while much larger and more destructive fires came under relative control in California....
NY Parks Dept. Worker, 18, Dies Battling Wildfire in Hudson Valley
Joseph Wilkinson New York Daily News (TNS) A teenager employed by New York’s state parks department died while fighting a wildfire near the New Jersey border in Orange County on Saturday. Dariel Vasquez, 18, was killed when a tree fell on him while he was battling a...
3,500 Homes Under Threat As Fire Burned Through Ventura County (CA) Neighborhoods
Clara Harter, Noah Haggerty, Jired Deng and Sandra McDonald - Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Firefighters were struggling to contain a fast-moving Ventura County wildfire on Thursday that had destroyed numerous homes — and the dangerous winds fueling those flames...
Whipping Winds Brought ‘Extreme and Life-Threatening’ Fire Conditions to Los Angeles
Clara Harter - Los Angeles Times Because of unusually strong winds, the National Weather Service has issued a rare Particularly Dangerous Situation red flag warning for wide swaths of L.A. County and southwest California, stretching from late Tuesday through Thursday....
Forest Service Halts CA Prescribed Burns
Jackson Guilfoil - Times-Standard, Eureka, Calif. Last Tuesday, the U.S. Forest Service halted all its prescribed burns in California right as the wet season was set to begin. Citing the need to keep as many staff members and firefighting equipment on hand in the...
Fighting Wildfires with AI: How Smart Technology is Revolutionizing Detection and Response in 2024
Ben Twomey, Director of Product Management – Wildfire, AEM As we fight through another devastating wildfire season, emergency responders and utility companies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to bolster their detection and response capabilities. By...
Crews Fought Large Brush Fire in MA; One Person Found Dead in Separate Outdoor Fire
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A woman died in an outdoor fire at an encampment in Millbury on Saturday night and crews on Sunday were still fighting a large overnight brush fire in Salem as dry and windy conditions have raised the risk of wildfires in southern New England. When...
Northern California Faces Increased Fire Danger This Week. Here’s When Wind Will Peak
Sarah Linn - Merced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.) (TNS) Parts of Northern California were under a red flag warning as of Thursday, Oct. 17, putting the region at higher risk for wildfires. Gusty winds up to 55 mph were expected to sweep the region. “This combined with low...
Wildfire Activity Could Pick Up Again in ND As Dry, Windy Weather Persists
The Bismarck Tribune, N.D. Wildfire concerns are mounting in North Dakota again, with breezy conditions and little rain in the forecast this week. Meanwhile, the 2024 growing season has officially come to an end in the region. Wind gusts in the western and central...
Ahead of Winds, PG&E Adjusts Plans for Possible CA Power Shutoffs
Daniel Hunt - The Sacramento Bee As California braced for critical fire conditions starting Thursday afternoon, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. officials said a quick-moving storm that produced rain in some locations helped planners reduce the number of counties and...
Colorado Springs (CO) Fire Department Teams Up With Students to Increase Fire Safety Awareness
Eric Young The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (TNS) As Colorado Springs's population and construction needs continue to grow, so does the risk of wildfires throughout the city and region. With this threat in mind, the Colorado Springs Fire Department has partnered...
Brazil’s Indigenous Firefighters Battling the Ever-More Rapid Flames
Philipp Znidar Rio de Janeiro — The air shimmers with heat as the flames consume the dry grass. The sky over the endless expanse of the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland in the world, is shrouded in dense clouds of smoke. "I think of the many animals suffering...