Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
PJ Helicopters’ UH-60 Blackhawk will again support Cal Fire-Butte County this wildfire season under a renewed PG&E contract
Walla Walla County fire officials say local crews are fully staffed and prepared for wildfire season, with confidence in state and federal support despite federal budget cuts
Nearly 90% of Wyoming’s firefighters are volunteers, but a sharp decline in recruitment and aging personnel is putting wildfire response at risk
The Colorado Fire burned right up to the iconic Bixby Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur
The infrastructure package also includes $3.2 billion for wildfire prevention, $600 million for federal firefighter pay, and funds for wildfire response planning
Policies, culture and a lack of experienced firefighters have officials worried about future risks for fighting wildfires
The Boulder Emergency Squad, a technical search and rescue team, has created a fundraiser to support its volunteers
A firefighter working the Marshall Fire reportedly told Stephen Tyger Francis Roch the area was under mandatory evacuation orders and asked him to leave
Videos: The beloved actress also was an honorary forest ranger who encouraged wildfire prevention
As 3 people in Colorado are still missing after last week’s blazes, experts warn of a widening threat of wildfire
There have been no immediate reports of deaths in the aftermath of the wind-whipped blaze outside Denver
The Caldor Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes and other buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate
Prison officials agreed to correct a mistake related to good-conduct credit rules that had mistakenly extended sentences
Edward Godinez served as acting air tanker base manager for the San Bernardino National Forest
“It’s an opportunity to do something truly meaningful with your time,” said inmate and crew member Kevin Payton
A memorial near California’s Camp Tahquitz honors Charlie Morton, the 39-year-old crew boss who died during the 2020 El Dorado Fire
With signing the infrastructure bill into law, Biden advances reforms focused on wildland firefighter job classifications, base salaries and year-round employment
The flight might have been the first time in the U.S. that a fixed-winged aircraft was used to fight a fire using night vision goggles
Engine Boss Kayla Bradley, 29, suffered a medical emergency while on assignment in the Inyo National Forest in California
The two-door Fire Command Bronco recalls the “half-cab” Broncos used by rural fire departments decades ago
“It’s happened so much faster than we previously anticipated,” says one of the study’s authors, who calls the estimate conservative
ICs never have the fortune of hindsight and are always wishing they knew more. If they get it right, the team is responsible; if they get it wrong, the IC is responsible
Deputy Fire Chief Rich Elliott identified several policy recommendations for Congress and the Biden Administration
Marshall Grant Brookfield was hospitalized for more than two weeks in the ICU before he died
Division Chief Angela Bernheisel said a trifecta of weather conditions came together to quickly move prescribed burn embers
A controlled burn on former Battalion Chief Greg Estrada’s ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains jumped containment lines
The need to gather and disseminate real-time wildland fire information at the earliest point allows for quicker decision-making
More than 1,300 firefighters helped by aircraft dumping water and fire retardant are working to contain Southern California’s fast-moving Alisal Fire
The fast-moving brush fire burning north of Santa Barbara has hundreds of firefighters on the offensive
The firefighter was part of the hand crew at the KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National Park when they were hit and transported to an area hospital
The KNP Complex and Windy fires have damaged or killed dozens of giant sequoia trees
The firefighters, who were working the KNP Complex, are now recovering at local hospitals
USFS officials have approved the use of Perimeter Solutions’ fire retardant as a wildland fire preventative measure that can last for months
