Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Kristin Crowley’s legal claim says Bass ousted her and ran a “misinformation” campaign to shift blame for L.A.’s most destructive wildfire
San Diego Fire-Rescue is rolling out two new 600-gallon brush rigs and a Bell 412 EPX helicopter with a 375-gallon tank and night ops expected by late November
Assembly Bill 321, authored by former inmate turned legislator Jovan Jackson, creates transitional housing and a hiring pipeline for conservation camp firefighters
Reflecting on a 75-year-old tragedy that took the lives of 13 firefighters
Last week, Jim Maxwell, a 73-year-old father of two, died fighting the Falls fire in eastern Oregon when the single-engine air tanker he flew went missing
The person’s remains were discovered in one of five homes burned in the Stone Canyon Fire
The Santa Rosa Fire Department joined the fight against the Park Fire, sharing a video of what they saw as they returned from a rest period
The man allegedly lit a car on fire near two popular swimming holes and pushed it down a 60-foot embankment, causing nearby dry grass to catch fire
A Grant County Search and Rescue team located the single-engine tanker that was reported missing while fighting the Falls Fire
The Park Fire has burned over 195 square miles and caused evacuations in Butte and Tehama counties
The Durkee Fire has burned over 420 square miles and caused the evacuation of the city of Huntington
Over two dozen wildfires are burning in the Pacific Northwest
State officials determined that the lone vendor selected to write the AAR was not compliant with state policies
Officials recognized the need to rebuild the site’s infrastructure to handle increased traffic during wildfire season
Firefighter Daniel Foley was assigned to Fremont-Winema National Forest
Prison reform is one reason why firefighter numbers have declined and why conservation camp sizes have shrunk
Texas A&M Forest Service said the firefighter is held on a $300,000 bond for setting multiple brush fires
Officials said the plane was scooping water from the Hauser Reservoir while fighting the Horse Gulch Fire northeast of Helena
The New Jersey Forest Service says the wildfire in the Wharton State Forest is 65% contained
The city of Oroville canceled its annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration as CAL FIRE firefighters work in extreme heat to contain the Thompson Fire
The inaugural “Girls in Green” camp in Pine Valley introduced teen girls to various professions in the U.S. Forest Service
The wildfire that tore through Lahaina was the deadliest in the U.S. in over a century
Years later, experts are still contemplating the crew’s actions in the context of other major LODD events
The 7-mile roundtrip hike is an opportunity to pay respects to the 19 firefighters killed during the Yarnell Hill Fire
Through the televised memorial service, books and big screen dramatization, countless Americans discovered the story of 19 fallen firefighters
LAFD PIO Erik Scott said the firefighter suffered significant head trauma
Officials reported the Post Fire in Los Angeles County is 20% contained
The best way to help firefighters working wildfires is a simple “thank you”
As the “special ops” of wildland firefighting, smokejumpers need specialized skills to succeed in extreme conditions
Stay safe and get the contract as a wildland fire contractor with proper wildland fire training, gear and PPE
Alameda County Firefighter Brandon Franco was burned while fighting the Corral Fire
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Juries in multiple verdicts have ordered PacifiCorp to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to victims
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