Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Justin Shaw was struck by a tree during the Coffee Can Saddle Fire
Six of the firefighters were students or former students at the University of Montana
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Although Cal Fire found that PG&E bore some responsibility for the blazes, the report fell short of assigning primary responsibility to the company
A judge ordered that the teen must make payments towards a restitution of $36,618,330.24 for 10 years, after which he can stop if he complies
Poll results show that few Sonoma County residents received alerts telling them about the approaching firestorm and many received no advance warning at all,
The burn is a preemptive strike, a way of reducing the risk of a wildfire by using up much of the fuel in the forest in as safe a way as possible
Fire Chief Chris Tubbs is representing the county in a statewide coalition calling for funds that would help pre-position resources in high risk areas
The current system in California could leave PG&E on the hook for as much as $15 billion for the fires last year
El Pomar Foundation and Anschutz Foundation each pledged $250,000, which will be given to the Colorado Springs Fire Department and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
“Flying a drone near firefighting aircraft not only poses a hazard to pilots ... the safety of firefighters on the ground is compromised,” police said
Mike Rowe featured the Wildland Firefighter Guardian Institute in his “Returning the Favor” Facebook series
“With 63 percent of normal snowpack in southeast Colorado ... there’s heightened fire awareness,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said
Dealing with firefighter stress and loss after a devastating wildfire season in California
A review of the Chimney Top fire response reveals how interoperability and communications breakdowns contributed to the fire’s devastation
Forest Service firefighters put in the grunt work to clear the trails after the Eagle Creek Fire
The report bolsters concerns that a bungled response might have allowed a small blaze to grow into the county’s most destructive wildfire in at least a decade
Team Rubicon, a nonprofit group led by veterans that responds to disasters, gathered in Tallahassee to learn skills necessary to help with wildfires
Ellinger Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Larry Marusik was badly burned March 10 while battling a large grass fire
The tires’ steel wheels are so hot that firefighters can’t cool them and extinguish the blaze, which likely will continue emitting toxic smoke for the next week
The firefighter was battling a wildfire when he stopped to give the koala some water
The bill would increase firefighter safety by requiring GPS locations to be provided for wildfire crews and allowing drones to scout wildfires in real-time
The Ready, Set, Go! Program helps communities form wildfire protection plans and teaches them to be aware and act early on those plans
The fire crews were battling a 3,300-acre fire when they found the illegal indoor grow operation inside of a home
Vickie Christensen has been with the Forest Service for seven years and became a deputy chief in 2016
It was the second hearing of the week for a senate committee regarding the 2017 Northern and Southern California fires and mudslides
The fire chiefs said the state’s “mutual aid” system for sharing resources across departments can’t keep up
The Walt Disney Co. sent 618 one-day “park hopper” tickets to Fresno Fire Chief Kerri Donis to thank them for their efforts battling wildfires
Board of Supervisors Chairman James Gore said officials did not issue coordinated, widespread warnings to cellphones that could have reached many more
Fire department drones, already making an impact in search and rescue and aerial surveillance, are poised to change emergency response as technology advances
At least 400 firefighters are working to contain the flames north of Bishop, a former mining town
Lessons learned from wildfire response in Napa and Sonoma County helped set safe evacuation distances
Officials said PG&E power lines ignited at least two fires, marking the first public reports into what caused some of the blazes that erupted that night