A view of the job from Colorado Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Wildfires have become increasingly large & extreme. This means that the women & men who work on the front lines to combat those fires are facing dangerous...
Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Three Arizona Towns
Crown King residents told to prepare for an evacuation PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Evacuations were ordered Sunday afternoon for three towns near Crown King due to a wildfire that had grown to 2,500 acres Sunday south of the Prescott National Forest. It’s one...
Evacuation Order Lifted for Area North of Chico, California Wildfire
Wildfire grew to 550 acres Associated Press CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities on Saturday evening lifted an evacuation order after they gained control of a wildfire burning amid hot, dry and windy conditions in a rural area north of Chico. The fire, which...
Flooding from Fire-Charred Area Threatens Flagstaff
Wildfire burned 52% of watershed FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — It's nearly two years since a fire burned nearly 3.1 square miles (8.1 square kilometers) in hills north of Flagstaff but rows of concrete barriers and stacks of sandbags remain in place in...
Embattled Oregon State Forester Resigns
Daugherty's tenure was marked by financial problems and loss of confidence PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s state forester and the leader of the long-struggling Department of Forestry, Peter Daugherty, has resigned effective May 31. Daugherty submitted his...
California Fire Victims See Little Payout from Settlement
Trust spent nearly 90% on overhead SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment paid survivors just $7 million while racking up $51...
Goats Create Fire Break at Reagan Library
Over 350 goats at work on campus SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — More than 350 goats are using their mouths to help protect The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum from wildfire danger. The herd returned this week to eat brush around the...
The Unknown Widespread Wildfire Contamination of Drinking Water Systems
The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University (THE CONVERSATION) More than 58,000 fires scorched the United States last year, and 2021 is on track to...
Arizona Begins Implementing Fire Restrictions
Stage One restrictions begin Friday SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — State and federal public land management agencies in Arizona are beginning to impose fire restrictions due to hot and dry weather conditions across the state and an increase in fire starts...
The Wildfire Diaries, Episode 1
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Giant Sequoia Still Smoldering from 2020 California Wildfire
Dryness could create a repeat of fires caused by lightning strikes SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A giant sequoia has been found smoldering and smoking in a part of Sequoia National Park that burned in one of California's huge wildfires last year,...
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