Other buildings caught fire By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the historic campus library and forcing the evacuation of...
Dry Tinderbox Conditions Raise Concern About New England Drought
Potential trouble in several states The Associated Press A messy nor'easter wasn't enough to make up for a lack of late-season snow and dry spring weather, which is causing worries of another summer drought in New England, officials say. People are...
Southern New Mexico National Forest Sets Fire Restrictions
High fire danger and drought conditions ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — The Lincoln National Forest in southern New Mexico is restricting campfires and other potential starters of wildfires because of high fire danger tied to ongoing drought conditions. The...
Fire Crews Control Oregon City Brush Fire
Brush fire burned approximately 40 acres OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A brush fire Friday near Oregon City that prompted some “Go Now” evacuations for residents in about a dozen homes was deemed “controlled” at about 6 p.m., authorities said. Clackamas Fire...
California Utility Rebuked for Neglect in Reducing Wildfire Risk
First step in a process that could eventually lead to revoking PG&E’s utility license By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — California regulators are stepping up their oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric after finding that...
Fire Danger High Friday in Northwest Oregon
Red flag warning includes Portland PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dry and windy conditions combined with unseasonably warm temperatures are elevating fire danger Friday into the weekend in much of Northwest Oregon including Portland, according to the National...
Regulators Cast Doubt on California Utility’s Plans
Regulators could eventually revoke PG&E's utility license By MIKE LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — California power regulators are poised to reprimand Pacific Gas & Electric for continuing to neglect its electrical grid that has...
Dry Conditions Triple Number of Fires in Oregon
Fire danger is expected to increase SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Forestry said Tuesday the number of small wildfires has tripled this spring partly because of dry conditions across Oregon. The agency said Tuesday they’ve already doused 70...
New Mexico Issues 10-Year Plan to Boost Forest Health
The latest drought map shows much of the U.S. Southwest mired in drought By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Restoring forests, using fire as a management tool and getting more buy-in from private land owners are among the...
California Targets Urgent Projects as Wildfire Season Nears
Last year’s record-setting wildfire season scorched more than 4% of the state By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California is in such an urgent race with another devastating wildfire season that officials began...
FEMA Trailers Used for Oregon Wildfire Survivors
Rumors spread that unaccompanied immigrant children were housed in trailers MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Federal officials say that trailers at an industrial site in southwest Oregon, which were rumored to house unaccompanied immigrant children, are actually for...
Trails Reopened after Fire at Indiana Dunes National Park
425-acre fire began on April 2 GARY, Ind. (AP) — Trails have reopened following a wildfire at Indiana Dunes National Park in the northwestern part of the state. Fire crews and park staff have ensured all trails in visitor areas impacted by the fire are...