Verisk will use Firewise USA® boundary data to help develop underwriting analytics for insurers about properties that are part of community wildfire mitigation efforts National Fire Protection Association JERSEY CITY, N.J. — More than 4.5 million U.S....
Road Work Cause Wildfire in Arizona Mining Town
Wildfire destroyed or damaged 24 homes BAGDAD, Ariz. (AP) — A May 27 wildfire that destroyed or damaged 24 homes and threatened many other structures in the remote mining town of Bagdad was caused by construction equipment being used for road work, the...
USFA: Analysis of NFIRS Incidents in the Wildland Urban Interface
An Analysis of California NFIRS Data, 2009‑2011 United States Fire Administration The WUI is the area where housing and natural vegetation meet or intermingle. In the coterminous United States, between 1990 and 2010, the size of the WUI increased by 33%...
Experts: Oregon Fall 2020 Wildfire Season a Taste of Things to Come
Oregon is now starting fire season amid some of the worst conditions in memory By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press OTIS, Ore. (AP) — Wildfire smoke was thick when Tye and Melynda Small went to bed on Labor Day, but they weren't too concerned. After all,...
The Wildfire Diaries, Episode 4
Meet Louis Evert, co-founder of the German organization Forest Fire Watch Vallfirest View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vallfirest (@vallfirest) Learn more about the Wildfire...
Crews Work to Reinforce Lines at New Mexico’s Johnson Fire
Lightning-caused fire has burned over 38,000 acres SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument will close this weekend while crews continue efforts to contain a wildfire in the Gila National Forest. The National Park Service said...
Everyone’s a Firefighter During National Wildfire Awareness Month! – Part 2
Preventing wildfires is always so much simpler than fighting them Be prepared in case you need to evacuate: Keep important documents in a fireproof safe, on a USB drive, or store password protected documents online. Check your home insurance to...
Drought Hits California Reservoirs as Hot, Dry Summer Nears
Over 1,500 reservoirs are 50% lower than they should be this time of year By ADAM BEAM Associated Press OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam...
Everyone’s a Firefighter During National Wildfire Awareness Month! – Part 1
May is National Wildfire Awareness Month in the U.S. May 1 is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day in Canada WATERAX Where people and forests come together, wildfires are an issue. Wildland fire can threaten public safety and damage or destroy homes and...
Wildfire in Columbia River Gorge Prompts Evacuations
Milepost 85 Fire burned towards the Google Data Center THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge near The Dalles, Oregon, prompted Level 3 evacuations Wednesday afternoon and closed local highways. KOIN reports Level 3 “GO”...
Researchers Find California Wildfire Killed 10% of World’s Giant Sequoias
Thousands of the giant trees were killed in the Castle Fire SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — At least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore through the southern Sierra Nevada last...
Wyoming Smokejumper Dies of Injuries Suffered Fighting New Mexico Wildfire
Hart suffered a hard fall at the Eicks Fire BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A Wyoming smokejumper has died of injuries suffered last month while fighting a wildfire in New Mexico, the U.S. Forest Service said Thursday. Tim Hart of Cody, Wyoming, suffered a hard...