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...
Western Wildfires Burning Higher in Mountains at Unprecedented Rates
Forest fires are now reaching higher, normally wetter elevations Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; John Abatzoglou, University of California, Merced, and Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, McGill University (THE CONVERSATION) The Western U.S. appears headed...
PG&E to Pay Nearly $150M for Botched Power Outages and Recent Wildfires
The latest in the utility's financial fallout By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million bill for neglect that caused Northern California wildfires during the past...
California Man Pleads Not Guilty to Setting Wildfire
Fire damaged two homes A Santa Barbara man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to setting a wildfire that forced hundreds of people from their homes. Victor Angel Hernandez, 23, is accused of setting a hillside fire last week in Santa Barbara that triggered...
Test with Chinook Helps Upgrade California Helicopter Fill Site
Malibu site can now hold more water MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A water fill-up station in the mountains above Malibu is increasing capacity to handle larger firefighting helicopters that are being contracted to bolster Southern California fleets. The upgrade...
Wildland Firefighter Dies in Off-Duty Fall in Mississippi
Batson was in Mississippi helping with prescribed fire activities NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — A wildland firefighter fell to his death after jumping a fence in Natchez and landing 100 feet below. Natchez Police Department Cmdr. Scott Frye said Evan Batson, 34,...
Nothing Looks Good for 2021 Wildfire Season
Severe drought has turned forests and grasslands into dry fuels By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of...