Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Three wildfires have broken out across the state leading to spot fires and evacuations
The Mountain Fire in Ventura County, fueled by Santa Ana winds, grew to 32 square miles
The Mountain Fire in Ventura County grew from less than half of a square mile to more than 16 square miles in little more than five hours
Several firefighters brought in to tackle the fires were treated for mild heat exhaustion during the afternoon
At least five single-family homes, a cottage and a mobile home were burned
No serious injuries were reported in either blaze
Magistrate Simon Garnett said evidence suggested the fire had been deliberately lit
The improvements promised by Cal Fire would make the circa-1957 airport capable of handling larger fire tankers and supporting more personnel
Fire officials arrived at the crash site about three hours after battling a 20-acre brush fire ignited by the crash
Three homes were damaged or destroyed in Moapa, where a Nevada prison inmate firefighter suffered heat exhaustion
Prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty
North Franklin Fire District 4 Chief Chet Bauermeister was responding to a wildfire when the ATV he was riding flipped backward on a steep slope
Crews had enough confidence in their fire lines to let the local sheriff lift the evacuation order
Hundreds of homes were evacuated; Two heavy air tankers capable of carrying more than 2,000 gallons of fire retardant were used
Sounds of helicopters and air tankers buzzed overhead late Saturday as fire retardant and water were dropped on the blaze
Firefighters can’t fight the flames on the ground because of rugged terrain and an explosion risk
A seven-member crew using a Bell 407 responds to 35 to 50 initial attacks and four to eight large fires a year
Of the 20 largest fires in California history, more than half have occurred in the past four years
The Helitack brings in a seasonal crew of about 12 firefighters to train with a modified Vietnam-era UH-1H helicopter
The wildfire destroyed 53 homes and damaged 23 others
The haze hanging over Boston came from 43 active forest fires in northern Quebec, eight of which remain out of control
The National Interagency Fire Center identified regions at risk
About 1,000 firefighters and specialists were on the ground battling the blazes
The service stopped training pilots to fly at night in the 1980s after a series of fatal crashes in the late 1970s
165 firefighters were working on the blaze, and fire teams in the lower 48 states could be tapped for help
The Loma Fire injured four of the 1,700 firefighters who battled it at a cost of roughly $4 million
The fires destroyed or damaged at least 18 homes and 39 other buildings
Former federal fire officials spent months trying to get the U.S. Forest Service to do a more thorough investigation of the massive Station Fire
Extended forecasts predict a hot, dry summer in eastern Idaho
Forest fire observers staff 21 towers across the state as a first line of defense
The truck is a 1986 Chevrolet with a diesel engine
Believed to be 25 percent contained
The region includes Montana, Idaho, parts of eastern Washington, northwestern Wyoming and southcentral Oregon, as well as northeastern California