Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
With Los Angeles fire departments stretched to their “maximum limits,” it’s time to once again ask how we got here
Thousands of firefighters are working to make headway on four fast-moving fires, with most at 0% containment
Los Angeles and Los Angeles County fire chiefs said they do not have the staffing and are stretched to their maximum limits battling the devastating wildfires
The proclamation allows officials to quickly activate the National Guard; the governor urged people to limit or forgo fireworks
Cal Fire Public Information Officer Daniel Berlant wrote that pilots’ lives were put at risk due to the hobby drone
The firefighter was airlifted to a hospital after he walked about a mile from the site of the attack to the helicopter
The forestry spokesman said it is the first time he’s seen a train used to battle wildland fires
Capt. Leo Lashock’s home was destroyed in the fire, but his neighbors made sure to grab his 17 sled dogs
About 200 firefighters were on scene, and they encountered temperatures that hit 114 degrees
Another 300 firefighters are joining the effort to battle wildfires threatening rural communities north and south of Anchorage
The helicopter crashed in a 2008 forest fire, killing seven firefighters and two pilots; exec provided false performance specifications
The two-week-old fawn, now named Smokey, suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation
There have been no reports of any serious injuries in connection with either wildfire
The projects are part of a new Interior Department program uniting federal agencies, tribes, states and groups to create fire-resilient landscapes
Federal firefighting costs are expected to range from $1.1 billion to $2.1 billion this year
Ian Haxton, 31, suffered a medical emergency and collapsed 200 yards from the finish line
Josh Evans suffered second- and third-degree burns to his upper body; he’s in critical but stable condition
Edgardo Fournier pleaded guilty to lighting a marijuana growing site; he was sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison
Tom Tidwell estimated that the agency’s cost of fighting wildfires this year would be in the range of $800 million to $1.7 billion
Two witnesses unexpectedly died; the Rim Fire burned for two months, consumed 11 homes and cost $125 million to fight
Judge Richard Gama said the state didn’t have a duty to protect private property owners
More than 300 firefighters battled the wildfire on the ground, while an aircraft dumped water onto the flames from above
The firefighter suffered a broken leg when a rotten tree fell on him and another firefighter
Fire chief: “Training is not the issue. The condition of the land is the issue.”
The 2008 crash was one of the deadliest helicopter crashes involving working firefighters in U.S. history
Strong winds sent the grass fire burning out of control, leaving 5,000 homeless
Issues in the Yarnell Hill Fire included not being able to locate one another; FLASH can track fire locations and command units
The Collector app allows firefighters to view structures, types of terrain, map out fires and attack plans and add photos or videos
Phillip “Cody” Haynes took responsibility for setting five fires last year; he will be arraigned March 26
When crews arrived on scene, they couldn’t immediately put out the fire because people were shooting in the area
Thousands were forced out of the port city of Valparaiso, where 15 died in last year’s wildfires
Widow Juliann Ashcraft said she was “grateful to the council for voting with their conscience as opposed to whatever bureaucracy that was happening behind the scenes”
Three homes were destroyed and five others damaged; no fatalities or new injuries have been reported