Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies arrested several people on the suspicion of looting homes ravaged by the Palisades Fire
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For almost 24 hours, Chief Rick Anderson and 11 other firefighters fought the blaze alone, with pickup trucks carrying 300-gallon water tanks
Crews used a medical syringe to bottle feed the newborn kitten before bringing it to the incident command post
Someone smashed their rental car’s windows and stole vital equipment; they’re hoping to get the items replaced soon
About 97 firefighters and aircraft contained the fire in Chernobyl’s exclusion zone
The Ford F550 brush truck left the road and struck a bolder; both firefighters inside were treated on scene for minor injuries
There was a significant post-crash fire in the heavily wooded area in the Adirondack Mountains
For the first time the Forest Service is spending more than half its budget on wildlfires and no end in sight to rising costs
He’s accused of setting at least 30 vegetation fires since April; he was charged with eight counts of arson and has a $1 million bail.
Calif. fire officials believe the 34-year-old woman set 14 fires in the past week and a half
The fire that burned 97 square miles and caused 13,000 to evacuate, caught firefighters off guard
Nearly 2,000 firefighters are battling the blaze and more are coming into the area
Forest Service Capt. David Ruhl, 38, was fighting fires in northern California when he vanished Thursday; his body was recovered Friday
Fire officials had no details of how the firefighters were injured, but said a fire truck was damaged
The 60-year-old man, John Gocke, retired from the sheriff’s department at the rank of captain in 2004
The first helicopter was unable to land because the blades were spreading the fire; another helicopter was brought in and crews used a rope and harness
Park officials said 688 people were in the campground when the fire ignited
About 500 firefighters are tackling the blaze; no injuries have been reported yet
Another bill would also increase fines and make jail time possible for drone use that interferes with firefighting efforts
The coals seared much of the skin between his ankle and hip; he suffered second-degree burns to 15 percent of his body
Twenty cars burned as motorists abandoned their cars and ran for safety; aircraft sent to douse the flames was delayed after five drones were spotted
About 200 people trapped by one fire were plucked off a beach by rescue boats
Officials launched a massive six-hour search after he walked into the forest to relieve himself in privacy and never came back; a buddy system is in the works
They’re working on a computer mapping system that will allow officials to see which areas face the highest risk as weather conditions change and target prevention efforts
It was the fourth time in the last month that a drone disrupted efforts to suppress a California wildfire
Under current policy, the agencies fighting wildfires divert money toward firefighting from other programs during particularly busy years
Damien Pereira, 25, had surgery to repair broken vertebrae, and a second surgery is planned to address broken ribs and bruised internal organs
The smoke from dozens of fires burning in Saskatchewan travel high into the atmosphere, where the upper layers have strong winds that can carry the smoke great distances
Police said it is unclear if he was trying to join firefighters to battle California’s Lake fire or burglarize fire gear
Three firefighters suffered minor injuries, but no injuries to residents were reported
The settlement will pay the families $50,000 each; some vowed to donate the money to a new wildland firefighter safety foundation