Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
The Orange County Fire Authority chief traveled to Altadena, where he grew up, as fires tore through the community in January
Senator Tim Sheehy, a former firefighting pilot and founder of an aerial firefighting company, is pushing for the Forest Service to end its own aircraft inspections, calling them redundant to FAA checks
Firefighters who battled the Palisades and Eaton wildfires show significantly elevated levels of lead and mercury in their blood, according to a new multi-university study
Wildfires raging through seaside resorts near the Greek capital torched homes, cars and forests, killing at least 74 people
A total of four firefighters have been injured since the blaze broke out July 13
That means making advancements in prevention of, protection from and dousing blazes once they’ve begun
The dead or dying fuels mixed with fire poses an amplified hazard for firefighters
The Kern County Fire Department said its wildland firefighters’ proximity to soil while creating fuel breaks makes them more susceptible to valley fever
The event in Prescott featured bell tolls and the reading of the names of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died June 30, 2013
It was reportedly at zero percent contained as of Friday evening and is human-caused, though specifics were unavailable
The bill would fine people convicted of flying unauthorized drones and possibly send them to jail for a year
Shared situational awareness, interoperable communications and other features to look for in a PS-COMP
The restructuring includes a new, improved wireless alert system that will cause residents’ cell phones to vibrate or sound an alarm in an emergency
Officials, citing the need for action after last fall’s catastrophic and deadly October fires, also agreed to spend $800,000 to recruit and retain firefighters
Weatherford Fire Department firefighter Andy Loller suffered a medical emergency while battling the blaze and died while being transported to the hospital
Cal Fire firefighter Thomas Kofron, who helped battle the Thomas Fire, will be featured on an episode of the hit show
“Firefighters,” a film based on the New York Times article “The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires,” will star actress Margot Robbie
More than 400 firefighters are battling the Aliso fire, which has burned more than 250 acres and forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 residents
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