Wildfire
The wildfire topic provides resources to help you protect the growing population living in wildland fire areas.
Wildfire in the Wharton State Forest is 75% contained according to latest update
The Maui fire report points at equipment, communication and a lack of mutual aid plans
The U.S. Forest Service has created 44 leadership teams for large fires and hopes to hire over 11,000 firefighters
One Mooreland firefighter remains in critical but stable condition
From fit and comfort to protection from the elements, here are key features to look for
Advancements in flight distances and speed, object identification and transport, logistics and autonomy are moving almost as fast as the industry itself
Firefighter James C. Ward collapsed while fighting a fire in Scott County
The Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission members detail recommendations for a Senate committee
The Texas A&M Forest Service and Stanford University School of Medicine collected data from firefighters wearing an Apple Watch and air quality sensor
The Emergency Drinking Water for Wildland Firefighters program is an expansion of Anheuser-Busch’s longstanding tradition of providing emergency drinking water and supplies for disaster relief efforts
Each fire sensor will capture 30 readings of gases, particles and conditions; the sensors then use edge processing to transmit data to servers for AI analysis
Texas A&M Forest Service investigators, Xcel Energy say lines, equipment caused the Smokehouse Creek fire burning nearly 1,700 square miles
Fritch Fire Chief Zeb Smith suffered a medical emergency during a structure fire
The Smokehouse Creek fire, the largest in state history, was 15% contained by Sunday
Residents of Stinnett returned after evacuating to find charred homes, dead livestock
The Smokehouse Fire has burned 1,300 square miles and crossed into Oklahoma
Several wildfires across the panhandle have forced evacuations, cut off power and destroyed several structures
Refugio Jimenez Jr. will serve one year for causing the El Dorado Fire that killed Big Bear Hotshot Charles Morton
Gary Stephen Maynard admitted to setting fires behind firefighters fighting the Dixie Fire and setting other wildfires
Dispatchers overwhelmed by initial fire calls were inundated by calls looking for missing persons, trapped tourists
Verdict is the latest in proceedings against the utility PacifiCorp
Benjamin Cunha pleaded not guilty to charges related to improvised explosive devices in El Dorado County and Sacramento County
Horse owners worry about what will happen during the next wildfire as service faces dwindling membership
Officials purchased two Firehawks and are waiting on the delivery of the first one in 2024
Sharlene Rabang is the 100th victim of the deadly Lahaina wildfire
The first of seven C-130’s could be in service by the end of 2024
The pair allegedly schemed to rig contract prices and coordinate bids
Chromium 6, or hexavalent chromium, is found to be amplified by fuel, plant types and transformed during fires
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