Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Laramie County Fire Authority wildland apparatus was going to take firefighters to help fight the Los Angeles fires
Fire officials chose not to keep firefighters on duty and pre-deploy extra engine companies despite the weather forecast and increasing winds
Recruitment, the opioid epidemic, climate change and mental health challenges are just as significant for firefighters now as they were in the heat of the campaign
Sevier County officials stated during a news conference Friday that they sent the evacuation notice via text, radio and TV
Fire officials said they will minimize wildfires by not only removing dead trees and hazardous fuel, but through education and planning
Responders found firefighter Darryl Elden Vielle, 51, dead in his hotel room after helping fight the 7,700-acre wildfire
After setting the fires, Keith Eugene Mann, 49, called 911 to report them
The alert system didn’t send out an evacuation notice, because the text messages are limited to only 90 characters
On Monday, a wildfire, likely caused by a person, spread to the Gatlinburg area as hurricane-force winds toppled trees and power lines, blowing embers in all directions
Ray Rubio suffered a broken knee cap and serious head injuries; he is in the ICU and on life support
Officials said the fires were “likely to be human-caused,” but they refused to elaborate since the investigation is ongoing
One firefighter said that despite getting little sleep, crews are “ready to do whatever needs to be done”
Chief Mark Scott said crews had probably been up 18 to 30 hours and just flaked out on the sidewalk
Recovery begins as rains help put out wildfires, while first responders try to sort out their own losses
After examining the site of the blaze, investigators found a cardboard box next to burned wooden stemmed matches
Capt. Bradley Long’s sister said that her brother would be the first one to help battle the vicious wildfires
The firefighter was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation
National Guard troops arrived to help overwhelmed firefighters, and Mother Nature provided a little relief as the winds calmed and rain fell in some areas
There are no evacuations in effect and no injuries have been reported
Firefighters worked through Thanksgiving digging lines, using aircraft to fight the fires and employing other tactics.
The blaze was reported Monday night and eventually scorched 47 acres before it was brought under control
Before firefighters head to battle the wildfires, they drop off their clothes, where volunteers wash, dry and fold them
Of the 1,238 wildfires in the state so far this year, officials suspect arson in almost half of them
An army of 1,100 firefighters from across the country are engaged in the fight against fires feasting on rain-starved slopes deep in the state’s highlands
Tens of thousands of acres of forest have burned; at least 20 wildfires in North Carolina are being investigated as arson
Firefighters went into the woods to search for a missing person; the entire crew is safe and accounted for
The wildfire crew members are some of the most well-trained forest firefighters
The blaze has proven difficult to battle because of hot spots that sparked back up due to wind conditions
The fire brought new firefighting guidelines intended to send a strong message to firefighters: that no home is worth dying for
Detective Mark Pfoff said embers from a raging fire in a fireplace not far from the ignition point could have started the blaze
No serious injuries have been reported but four firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation
The study said human-caused global warming contributed an additional 16,000 square miles of burned forests from 1984 to 2015
No injuries or damaged structures have been reported yet
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