Wildfire burns near Topanga State Park LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arson suspect was arrested in connection with a Los Angeles wildfire that forced evacuations in canyons where thick vegetation hasn't burned in more than 60 years, authorities said Monday. READ...
Officials Plan Aggressive Response to Small Fires, Minimizing Megafires
“Our focus is on smart firefighting, aggressive firefighting, catching these fires when they are small,” By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials said Thursday they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible...
Close Call at California Wildfire
Burnover avoided in El Dorado County Max McGregor Salmon Fire, El Dorado County At approximately 12:15 PM on Saturday, May 1, CalFire Amador-El Dorado Units responded to reports of a wildland fire in the area of Salmon Falls Road and Gallagher Road near...
What’s It Like Being a Wildland Firefighter?
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...
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 Wildfire Diaries, Episode 1
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CAL FIRE: CZU Lightning Complex, Lessons Learned
Insight into the battle to suppress the CZU Lightning Complex fires CAL FIRE CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz CAL FIRE CZU Unit Chief Ian Larkin & Deputy Chief Nate Armstrong offer insight, via zoom, into the battle to suppress the #CZULightningComplex,...
NIFC: Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, May 2021
A very active wildfire season is expected National Interagency Fire Center Warm weather continued in March in most of Canada south of the 60th parallel, along the western Arctic Ocean coast,and across some of the Arctic islands, while slightly below...
Nevada Lawmakers Weigh Firefighting Coordination, Liability
Community risk reduction and suing arsonists to recover costs By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday heard three proposals about changing liability laws and helping fire-fighting agencies coordinate...
Northern Michigan Wildfire Contained, Not Growing
Wildfire began as a prescribed burn OSCODA, Mich. (AP) — A controlled burn that turned into a 6,100-acre wildfire in Michigan was 32% contained Saturday and not growing, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman said. The fire was in Iosco County, which has part...
Initial Attack in the Wildland Urban Interface
Many firefighters lack direct experiential “slides” of a fire not being contained By Kevin Cashman | Fire Engineering For a century, America has faced a nonstop conflict against wildfire. The struggle has ebbed and flowed, and strategies have evolved,...