Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Federal investigators will ignite a controlled burn in Pacific Palisades this week to pinpoint the cause of the wildfire that killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes
A review of 13 investigations highlights three actions fire departments can take to reduce firefighter risk in the wildland-urban interface
Officials said the wildfire in the Pine Barrens has grown more than 23 square miles and is the largest wildfire in the last two decades
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Aerial footage showed the flames burning close to homes with retardant on their rooftops
Quiet Warrior
From lawyers to construction workers, they take time off work to risk their lives
Officials said the country set an annual single-day record for new fires on Saturday, when 268 separate fires started
The visitors had the choice of remaining until rangers tell them it’s safe or hiking out along a longer and more difficult trail
Jennifer Jesty said treating a firefighter’s broken ankle in the heart of the wildfire was the “call of her career”
San Diego Fire Rescue is the first in the U.S. to use aircraft with radar technology to tell if fires are moving toward homes
The recommendation is not an enforceable evacuation and most people in the community of about 1,600 are staying
Officials are still investigating whether the pot growing operation in the Santa Cruz Mountains was legal
Jere Jeter said that he doesn’t think extra training would have changed the outcome of the Gatlinburg fire
Survivors of the fire have demanded to know why their communities weren’t evacuated sooner
Firefighter Brent Witham was killed in the line of duty in Montana when a tree fell on him while battling a wildfire
Jarrod Samra is suspected of being responsible for eight wildfires over the last two months
Nearly 400 firefighters have been assigned to the fire; the blaze has consumed 79 square miles
The crew planned to join an international team helping Canadian forces working to contain the flames, build fire breaks and protect buildings
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Friday that a gun fired on public lands caused the wildfire that burned 127 square miles
Brent Witham, 29, was working with a wildland crew when he was hit by the falling tree
The fire burned two cars and damaged a fire truck; about 70 firefighters are battling the blaze
There is only $12 million left of the $63 million in the firefighting fund; the state is burning through that at a rate of $1.5 million a day
About 70 firefighters, backed up by more than 30 fire trucks and water tankers, were taking part in the operation
Lt. Col. Todd Davis of the 187th Airlift Squadron said the C-130 will fly as low as 150 feet above the ground while on wildfire missions
Two radios, two firefighting helmets and an Apple iPhone were stolen from fire trucks while they were parked outside of a hotel
Authorities fear there will be flare-ups due to lack of moisture and higher winds
The National Interagency Fire Center says about 40 active large wildfires are currently burning in the U.S.
Authorities said the fire started when a man set a pile of weeds on fire and it raged out of control near a cabin in the ski town of Brian Head
The 48,569-acre fire is part of the Craig Mountain Complex, which is 95 percent contained
Nearly 600 firefighters were trying to contain the flames that had run through 3,210 acres
More evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes Sunday, but flames continue to threaten about 1,500 structures in Mariposa County
The blaze burning for a week has scorched just over 119 square miles; it could take crews another two weeks to fully surround it
An official said that there are other ways to pay firefighting costs if the season is more expensive than expected
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