Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
SUNY students spent spring break gaining hands-on experience with prescribed burns and fueling a growing passion for fire ecology back on campus
It stops flames and heat and can be deployed in multiple ways
Advanced technology can improve safety where cities and nature meet
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
The four-firefighter Rapid Extraction Module, with paramedics and ropes technicians, is trained to remove and transport injured firefighters using an off-road vehicle
A stretch of a major interstate near the California-Oregon border will remain closed through the weekend as crews try to tame a wildfire roaring along the roadway
Drivers fled in terror and several big-rigs burned as the Delta Fire erupted on both sides of the artery
An explosive wildfire that closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway nearly tripled in size overnight
Eric Aarseth, 20, was taken off of life support after suffering irreversible brain damage from pneumonia, which became septic
Researchers have expanded a health-monitoring study of wildland firefighters after a study found season-long health declines and deteriorating reaction times
After taking eight lives, destroying 1,079 homes and ravaging 229,651 acres of Shasta and Trinity counties, the monstrous Carr wildfire was declared contained
While battling the Horns Mountain Fire along the US/Canadian border, firefighters greeted each other and posed for a good-natured photo
A Utah firefighter, only identified as Patrick, adopted a German shepherd after a crew found him “huddled under a tree”
The National Park Service’s Samoa 61 Fire Crew traveled 5,000 miles from American Samoa to help battle wildfires and spread positivity along the way
Assemblyman Jim Wood aid he won’t support anything that falls short on funding for prevention and preparedness
The telecommunications company noted that it often removes data speed restrictions when contacted in emergency situations
Bart Negro and Damon Spring were battling the Sheep Creek fire when flames overran their fire truck
Fire retardant dropped from a plane into an area that should have been cleared of firefighters may have had something to do with the death of Matthew Burchett
