Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
The Fight for Firefighters Act would make approximately 3,000 seasonal firefighters into 12-month employees, increasing the number ready to respond to wildfires
The firefighting airplane was grounded after the drone damaged the plane’s wing during the Palisades Fire
The Washington firefighter was in Malibu to respond to the Woolsey fire when he was struck by a civilian vehicle
As the scope of a deadly Northern California wildfire set in, the sheriff said more than 450 people had now been assigned to comb through the charred remains
Here are some ways you can give back to first responders who are responding to the wildfires, often as they lose their own homes
As firefighters help battle the Camp Fire, the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District passed a policy limiting how often crews can be sent to other places
Firefighters from 17 states are answering the call for help in wildfires that are consuming the state of California
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said he has requested 100 National Guard troops to help with the search for human remains
By digging trenches to create a fire break, a private firefighting crew saved the celebrity couple’s home, along with other homes in their neighborhood
Search and recovery teams looked for human remains from a Northern California wildfire that killed at least 42, making it the deadliest in state history
Catastrophic California wildfires have caused unprecedented destruction and required aid from agencies across the country
Long-term community action is key to reducing the loss of lives, property, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires
California Professional Firefighters President Brian Rice said President Trump’s tweet about the wildfires was “ill-informed, ill-timed and demeaning”
Six more were found dead in a swath of Northern California wiped out by fire, raising the death toll there to 29 and the statewide total to 31
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said 14 additional bodies were found, bringing the death toll to 23
Two people were found dead and scores of houses from the celebrity mansions of Malibu to the mobile homes of seniors burned in a pair of wildfires
Officials said nine people died in what quickly grew into the state’s most destructive fire in at least a century
Officials say the victims were found in the same area in the town of Paradise, near a main thoroughfare heading out of the town that was consumed by flames
Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes from the threat of wildfires in the wake of a mass shooting that killed 12 people
Flames were engulfing homes, utility poles were crashing down and things were exploding
Sometimes community education isn’t enough to prevent disasters
Gold Ridge volunteer firefighters Tonia and Vail Bello were among hundreds of firefighters who responded during the initial hours of the Tubbs fire
Over the past two years, firestorms have claimed the lives of 57 people in California, destroyed more than 9,000 homes and scorched more than 4,000 square miles
The cameras — estimated to cost as much as $700,000 to install — can help responders get a faster understanding of where wildfires are spreading
Why mutual-aid agreements and local cooperation is important for small departments to stretch their resources
Forestry teams and firefighters continue to work on the ground to fully contain wildfires and repair damage caused to fire lines by the Mendocino Complex and neighboring fires
A video shows crews in a tug-of-war battle with the burning twister, which formed during the Chutanli wildfire in British Columbia
Because of the near ground-level release, the retardant struck with such force it uprooted an 87-foot tree that fell on Matthew Burchett
A firefighter battling the Water Fire was assisting in on-ground operations when he was injured, according to Kern County Fire Department officials
Tony Flores, a bulldozer operator assigned to the 1,120-acre wildfire burning at Tahoe National Forest, died in a crash on the way to an incident command post
Firefighting in the area was temporarily halted once gunfire was detected, and 14 U.S. and Australian firefighters were evacuated to the nearby ski lodge
Southern California Edison aims to replace 3,400 miles of overhead power lines with insulated wire to reduce the risk of them sparking
