A bill pending would bar new development in very high fire hazard severity zones By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's attorney general is challenging some of the state's largest suburban development projects as local...
Sonoma County, CA Using Artificial Intelligence to Fight Wildfires
Early detection technology with round-the-clock monitoring By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sonoma County officials say they will add artificial intelligence technology to help fight wildfires with a 24-7 monitor to track fire...
New Jersey Brush Fire Mostly Contained, Firefighter Still Critical
Firefighter with the Forest Fire Service remained in critical condition By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A forest fire near the Jersey Shore that shut down the Garden State Parkway, sent neighbors fleeing and led to a firefighter’s...
Oregon Governor Considers Early Release for Inmates Who Fought Wildfires
Certain criteria would need to be met for sentence reduction SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Some prisoners who helped fight the destructive Oregon wildfires last year could be released early. Gov. Kate Brown commended adults in custody who “bravely fought these...
Lawsuits Seeks Over $1B from Pacific Power Over Wildfires
Fallout from the Beachie Creek Fire SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two new lawsuits filed in Marion County seek more than $1 billion in damages from Pacific Power, claiming the utility’s negligence led to wildfires in the Santiam Canyon last year. The two lawsuits...
Firefighter Critically Injured in New Jersey Brush Fire
Approximately 170 acres burned LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Weather conditions on Monday remained favorable for wildfires in New Jersey as state Forest Fire Service crews continued working to suppress a brush fire that consumed about 170 acres. The blaze broke...
Fire Departments Can Apply for Canned Drinking Water from Anheuser-Busch and the National Volunteer Fire Council
Water donation supports volunteer departments responding to wildfires Anheuser-Busch and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) are teaming up for the third year to provide critical hydration to volunteer fire departments responding to wildfires...
Bill to Create Fund to Fight Wildfires Passes Washington State House
$125M towards response, restoration, and resilience By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill to create a dedicated fund to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington easily passed the state House of Representatives on Tuesday...
Kansas Grass Fire Burns 7,000 Acres
Two structures destroyed in Clover Fire CEDAR POINT, Kan. (AP) — A fire fueled by dry grasses and strong winds burned some 7,000 acres of grassland and two homes in east-central Kansas on Wednesday. Several fire departments were called to the area in...
Two Injured in Fire Apparatus Crash During Oklahoma Grass Fire
One person ejected in head-on collision Wildland Firefighter Staff OSAGE COUNTY, Oklahoma – The husband and nephew of television chef ‘The Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond were involved in a collision while battling a grass fire on the Drummond Ranch,...
USFA: Nebraska On-Duty Death
78-year-old firefighter was on his third wildfire call of the day United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter/Paramedic Dennis M. Bender, 78, of the Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire...
Nebraska Firefighter Dies While Battling Brush Fire
Ponca Hills firefighter suffered a medical emergency FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — A volunteer with a fire department in the Omaha area has died while helping fight a brush fire near Fort Calhoun. Dennis Bender was a volunteer with the Ponca Hills Fire...