Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Highlighting the agency’s work, from the NERIS launch to international engagement
The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake broke out on Jan. 23 and burned nearly 16 square miles
Similar to a hiring freeze Trump put in place eight years ago, officials worry the order will impact the federal government’s ability to hire seasonal wildland firefighters
Sonoma County residents called 911 in record numbers, reporting blocked roads and then increasingly calling with pleas to be rescued
Crews scrambled to douse even the smallest blazes that erupted on southern hillsides full of dangerously dry grass and brush
By last week, fire officials confirmed 42 people had died and 7,700 structures were destroyed
Angelo Manuel Diaz went missing for three hours after he walked away from the inmate crew
The fires in Northern California serve as a sobering and urgent reminder to longtime hills residents unable to shake the fear that another fire could sweep across Oakland
A storm dumped rain on the area and authorities said the fire was declared 70 percent contained
Inmate firefighters stood shoulder-and-shoulder as neighbors stepped from one to the next, thanking them profusely and shaking their hands
Some likely never heard the frantic calls of friends or honking of neighbors’ cars
The 15-year-old boy allegedly used fireworks to start a wildfire in Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge
The bill would authorize hundreds of millions in new spending to help at-risk communities prevent wildfires and create a pilot program to cut down trees
Luigi Daberdaku said he ran out of meat after making almost 1,500 sandwiches and delivering them himself to first responders in the hard-hit areas
Cal Fire Deputy Chief Bret Gouvea told a news conference that firefighters were getting “good containment” around the blazes
The hotshot crew from American Samoa can be seen marching through the forest singing a hymn a capella
Five firefighters were injured and at least four structures were destroyed before dawn after a building fire sent flames sweeping through trees
Merced firefighters found an American flag untouched by the devastating fires and hoisted it up over a pile of rubble that used to be a home
Armando Castillo was sentenced to a five-year term for possession of a firearm and evading a peace officer while driving recklessly
The Esri interactive map uses data from USGS and Waze to share locations and traffic alerts with a new mapping technique
California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the contracted trucker was the first firefighting worker to die in the wildfires
The initial chaos requires quick, creative incident mitigation solutions, while recovery requires long-term planning
Flight attendant Michella Flores first survived the Las Vegas shooting and then lost her home in the wildfires a week later
Last year, inmate firefighters made up about 20 percent of California’s fire crews to help fight major wildfires
The work by the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project in central Oregon shows the potential of forest thinning
The federal government spent more than $2.7 billion on firefighting in the last budget year, a record that surpassed the previous high point of $2.1 billion
Authorities are staying cautious in the face of blazes that have now killed at least 40 people and destroyed at least 5,700 homes
Orange County Fire Authority Battalion Chief Craig Covey wrote to Erin Williamson after feeling remorse for not saving her home
Astonishing video released from the fire’s hellish first night showed the soldiers’ courage of the deputies and firefighters working amid the flames
A photo posted on Facebook by the Sebastopol Fire Department shows firefighters seeking solace on the ground with a rock as a pillow
Disaster response teams from across the U.S. have been activated to provide emergency assistance through its agreement with FEMA
Capt. Larry Kurtz said the 500 inmates assigned to Canyon Fire 2 seed “the march toward our goal of 100-percent containment of this fire”
Real recovery would have to wait for firefighters to bring under control the 22 wildfires spanning more than 300 square miles
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