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
Firefighters aided by water-dropping aircraft were able to contain 70 percent of the fire by late afternoon
Soon after the plane went down investigators came to believe its left wing probably struck a tree
Although much rebirth already has been accomplished, there is still a long road ahead
The owner saw smoke, called 911 and tried to stop the blaze with a fire extinguisher
A rise in humidity allowed firefighters to advance on the blaze and have it nearly surrounded
Authorities said the campground remains under evacuation because of infrastructure damage
The multi-agency team fighting the fire said the total burned area stood at 238 square miles
The fire disturbed dens of the timber rattlers and more than a dozen snakes were spotted fleeing the heat
Fire officials said the fire will likely grow this week as hot, dry weather returns
Authorities said all nearby roads have since reopened except for those inside the refuge
More than 700 firefighters and support personnel are working to contain the blaze
Fire officials said the blaze is 12 percent contained; they have estimated the fire could burn into November
The fire has burned 129,856 acres and wind gusts and dry conditions were raising the risk of the fire spreading
There are 60 bulldozers, eight helicopters and three heavy air tankers on the scene to help fight the fire
Scientists need to create a shelter that can repel radiant heat and convective heat
Heavy winter snow and spring rains that flooded many Western states will probably delay the onset of this season’s worst wildfires
The agent was involved in recreational shooting and immediately reported the fire after it begun
More than 470 firefighters and support personnel are working to keep the fire from escaping the refuge and burning private land
A bolt of lightning sparked the blaze April 6 inside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
This spring, the U.S. Forest Service wants to do 22 controlled burns
If found, the person responsible will have to pay the costs of crews fighting the blaze
The fire has burned roughly 40 square miles since it was sparked by lightning April 6
An epidemiologist leading the study said crews may develop bigger issues as time goes on
The air in the western part of the state has been called unsafe for people with asthma or chronic lung disease
County firefighters are credited with saving the Forest Service firefighter from the blaze
The fire was started by someone, but forestry officials have not said whether it was the work of an arsonist
A person combined chemicals to create the explosion in the Kisatchie National Forest
Since February, wildfires have swept across 68,000 acres of the state
Officials said the fire posed no immediate threat to people, homes or other structures
Some say thinning, if not done right or strategically, may cause more harm than good
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