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A USFS prescribed burn lit by forest officials in April spread onto private property, burning 16 pine trees, scorching others and damaging fencing
A Polk County crew battling the Rowena fire found a baby deer covered in soot and crying for help
A fast-moving brush fire in Kahikinui forced the evacuation of about 50 Maui residents and burned an estimated 330 acres before being 85% contained
The cub is now recovering at the Oakland Zoo after being burned during the 56,000-acre Zogg Fire
The amount burned this year more than doubles the previous record of 1.67 million acres
A Baby Yoda doll gifted to firefighters by a 5-year-old boy has traveled from fire crew to fire crew in adventures documented on Facebook
The reports seek to improve virus management by sharing lessons from wildland incidents between March and August 2020
Firefighter Grant Newnom battled flames from the Glass Fire that threatened his girlfriend’s parents’ home Sunday night
U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Carlos Baltazar was reported missing on Sept. 24, one day before the memorial service for fellow Big Bear Hotshot Charles Morton
The Glass Fire raging through Napa and Sonoma counties has tripled in size, burned dozens of homes
CAL FIRE has recently begun using new technology to predict where flames are expected spread over a certain time period
CAL FIRE: The Glass Fire is exhibiting a “dangerous rate of spread” as it burns east of Calistoga
U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Carlos Alexander Baltazar was reported missing by his family on Thursday after his car was found abandoned
Retired U.S. Forest Service Fire Chief Tom Harbour says wildland management strategies must change to adapt to the reality of worsening fire seasons
Pilot Ricky Fulton, a contractor with Aero S.E.A.T. Incorporated, was killed Tuesday evening while battling the Schill Fire
Stanford University researchers estimated that wildfire smoke may have led to the deaths of between 1,200 and 3,000 people, mostly adults over 65, between Aug. 1 and Sept. 10
When just getting to the fire often involves a good hike, these portable personal fire pumps lighten the load
The actress interviewed Upper McKenzie Fire and Rescue Chief Christiana Rainbow Plews on her show before presenting her with a $10,000 check
The Bobcat Fire double in size over the last week and is just 15% contained
Bipartisan Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act addresses forest management, as Senators highlight wildfire destruction and need for change
Charles Morton died while battling the El Dorado Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest
Smokey Bear was right about humans being able to prevent many wildfires
Yakima County Emergency Management Director Tony Miller, who is also a firefighter, dropped his wallet at a gas station while traveling to battle a brush fire
Firefighters report losing track of time due to sleep-deprivation, worrying about their own families evacuating
Former inmates who fought fires while incarcerated will now have the chance to have their criminal records expunged upon release
The August Complex reached 471,185 acres on Thursday, surpassing the 2018 Mendocino Complex
Firefighter Robert Daniels, a Hotshot working the BTU Complex, raced to put out flames threatening his home after the Bear Fire exploded in size
Detailing your glove, boots, eye protection and undergarment options, plus what to wear around water
Paradise, which was devastated by the deadly 2018 Camp Fire, is under evacuation warning after the Bear Fire exploded to 250,000 acres
While it’s nearly impossible to compare 9/11 and COVID-19, there is one strong similarity
Firefighters suffered burns and smoke inhalation battling the Dolan Fire