Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
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
Coeur d’Alene Engineer Dave Tysdal, the sole survivor of the ambush on Canfield Mountain, remains in the ICU but is off a ventilator and able to speak
Santa Clara is the first county in the state to purchase the technology, which will be available to other areas in the event of a natural disaster
Study finds that wildfires could grow exponentially in the next 40 years, as temperatures continue to rise
Two chiefs who serve in interface areas address the unique training, planning and operational efforts related to WUI fires
The U.S. Forest Service and its partners are planning a public event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Mann Gulch fire
National Interagency Fire Center officials have noticed an increased in wildland firefighter suicides in recent years
The video, called “Into The Fire,” shows the dramatic first few hours of the fire from the firefighter’s perspective
Anchorage remains under a total burn ban due to a sustained streak of record-breaking heat and dry weather
Video shows the permanent memorial markers placed where each of the 14 firefighters died
Southern California Edison officials approved a $4 million grant to lease two new helicopters, night vision goggles and associated technology for aerial night flying
Former USFS fire director cautions against complacency and underscores need to be prepared
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced in 2017 it planned the review into creating so-called fuel breaks that starve fires of vegetation that can burn in the Great Basin
The 30- and 60-second spots are meant to be informative, but Cal Fire Local 2881 President Tim Edwards said more aggressive commercials could follow if fire conditions worsen
Twice this spring, the Forest Service has encountered drones while its aircraft have been flying over wildfires
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The fire burned a total of 640 square miles, much of it in the Mendocino National Forest, making it the largest wildland fire, in state history
Key considerations related to disaster response, training, infrastructure, policy and recovery efforts
An analysis showed that 56% of the 4,272 emergency alert calls in the first hours of the Paradise fire failed
A Canadian firefighter filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario for religious discrimination due to a lack of vegan options while fighting fires
The Forest Service conducted an audit of the California Fire Assistance Agreement and claims the state’s reimbursement request of $72 million is inflated
A factor in the decision, officials said, was a decreasing trend in the number of annual fire shelter deployments
Cal Fire selected CSU Monterey Bay and Big Sur Fire for local fire prevention grants
State fire officials said transmission lines owned and operated by PG&E started the fire that wiped out nearly 15,000 homes in the town of Paradise
Capt. Brian Hughes was killed while he and his crew were removing hazardous standing dead trees to prevent the fire near Yosemite National Park from spreading
The center said a heavy crop of grasses and fine fuels has developed across California and should elevate fire potential as it dries through the summer
Fire erupts at new Florida warehouse not yet preplanned by fire department
“A significant number of requests by political figures to check on specific addresses of homes to ensure their protection distracted from Department leadership to accomplish priority objectives”
“That they prevail as a firefighting unit is never really in doubt, but the film is more about how each of them prevails as a person”
The ratio of people to exit routes doesn’t account for all the complexities of an actual evacuation
Firefighter Dwain Hudson was en route to a wildland fire on April 17, when he experienced a medical emergency
Fire prevention grants will enable local organizations to fund prevention activities, such as fuel reduction, wildfire planning and fire prevention education
Water officials say they believe the extreme heat of the firestorm created a “toxic cocktail” of gases in burning homes that got sucked into the water pipes when the system depressurized
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