Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Kern County Firefighter Greg Sliwinski and his family lost their home in the Eaton Fire
Plus, Los Angeles city and county fire chiefs address challenges facing crews
L.A. County Fire Chief Tony Marrone and Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy describe the overwhelming battle against Santa Ana winds and an “unstoppable” blaze
The firefighters were treated for non-threatening symptoms related to heat exhaustion and dehydration
Hundreds of firefighters from across the country are camped outside of Salida, Colo. to fight a wildfire
There are 816 firefighters battling the blaze with 48 engines, 7 seven helicopters, 6 bulldozers and other equipment
Officials said having a team located near a former vermiculite mine is critical to containing the threat of airborne asbestos if that case were to happen
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The presence of the drone prompted authorities to ground aircraft for 30 minutes the evening a wildfire broke out
Local software developers will compete against each other to see who can invent the best computer app for assisting wildfire victims and emergency responders
Around 500 firefighters have been battling the two-week-old fire
The lawsuit says that a short in a poorly maintained electrical junction box sparked a blaze that charred about 43 square miles
The bill would also impose a maximum punishment of 15 years in prison and $15,000 fine if a drone causes a firefighting aircraft to crash
The fire captain and his firefighter-paramedic wife worked to save their neighbors’ homes even after their own was burned
Authorities say the men left a poorly extinguished campfire that sparked the fire Saturday, forcing evacuations of nearly 2,000 people
More than 200 firefighters aided by water-dropping aircraft focused on creating a perimeter around homes that were threatened
Firefighters contained the Southern California blaze to 1.5 acres; the mother bear was near the fire but not a threat to firefighters
The $5 million program will include California, Colorado, Montana and Oregon
The fire chief was grateful the lantern didn’t start a brush fire in his heavily wooded yard
The chief will oversee firefighting over 39,000 square miles in Mont., N.D. and parts of Idaho and S.D.
Authorities found remains in one mobile home that are so badly burned forensic investigators will have to determine if they are human or animal
Firefighters faced difficulty moving equipment to the island and traversing its heavy undergrowth
Nearly 300 firefighters are battling what officials call an ‘extremely dangerous, extremely volatile’ fire
The planned app would prohibit unmanned crafts from flying where firefighter planes and helicopters are flying to fight fires
Despite fears that stronger winds could make the fire resurgent and the challenges of tough terrain, containment was expanded from 10 to 15 percent by Wednesday night
The Washington DNR is arguing against a proposed oil-train depot on the grounds that it will boost fire risk to a level state firefighters cannot handle
The fires began Monday and have not destroyed any home despite their rapid growth
The boy’s father has been battling the Dog Head fire in New Mexico 16 hours per day
Firefighters contained 45 percent of a four-day-old fire in Calif. coastal canyons after 40-mph “sundowner” winds failed to materialize
Officials said the highway will likely close again, when a heat wave is expected to trigger the worst “sundowner” winds firefighters have seen so far
Firefighters battled the blaze in an area that hadn’t burned in 60 years
Hundreds of people were forced from campgrounds as winds gusting to nearly 40 mph pushed the flames through brush-choked canyons
“I’ve learned to just talk and listen, listen to people’s grief.... I’m not famous for being an Olympic gold medalist, I’m not famous for inventing the cure for cancer ... I’m famous for losing my brothers.”
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