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...
Alaska Smokejumpers First Jump of the 2021 Fire Season
Smokejumpers head out to the Pilot Point Fire BLM Alaska Alaska Smokejumpers loading up for the first fire jump of the 2021 Alaska fire season was caught on video on May 24, 2021. The 12 BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers flew 599 miles to the Pilot...
The Wildfire Diaries, Episode 3
Meet Ángel Lorenzo, firefighter at INFOCA, in Huelva Vallfirest View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vallfirest (@vallfirest) Learn more about the Wildfire...
Wildland Training in Coronado, California
Training on the progressive lay and more Coronado Fire Department In preparation for fire season, the Corona Fire Department conducts annual RT-130 training to sharpen the skills required for wildland firefighting operations. Topics include progressive...
NIFC: Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, June 2021
Drought continues for much of the western U.S. National Interagency Fire Center Deep snow cover persists in the eastern Northwest Territories and extreme northern Saskatchewan. In other regions, snow is either gone or roughly follows the mean snowmelt...
California Lawmakers Push Bills to Fight Wildfire Risks
Staffing, prescribed burns, and increased home protection By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats who control the state Senate said Thursday they intend to advance a 10-bill package to the Assembly in the next week as...
Fire Risk Soars Along with California Temperatures
Health risks along with wildfire danger SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Public health officials are urging residents to stay hydrated, find shade, and take breaks to avoid heat exhaustion as temperatures soar across much of central and northern California. San...