Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
The former Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department official faces 18 months in prison
The Fight for Firefighters Act would make approximately 3,000 seasonal firefighters into 12-month employees, increasing the number ready to respond to wildfires
The firefighting airplane was grounded after the drone damaged the plane’s wing during the Palisades Fire
The note read: “Sorry about your home. It was already on fire when we showed up. We moved your trucks to the other side of the road. Thanks for leaving the keys.”
Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, is being held on $10 million bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday
The rings were the only things the homeowner was able to salvage from her burned down house
The fire knocked out power to the area, and people were left wandering the town with flashlights as the fire glowed up in the hills
The Wildland MPT allows a fire department to configure components, systems or functionality across a number of firefighting scenarios
The flames have damaged or destroyed nearly two dozen structures, with several homes turning to ash and smoldering embers
He got a year behind bars for not preventing people from slipping onto the land and setting the fire
Authorities evacuated dozens of hikers by helicopter after flames cut of their exit
From landscaping fire stations to adjusting training tactics, firefighters must use less water
The woman, with a history of drug and alcohol abuse, received 18 months in prison and mandatory substance abuse program
Only a week or two old, the kittens crawled out from under a burning log after an air drop
Increasingly structural firefighters are called on to battle wildfires encroaching interface areas; these are very different fires that require training and preparation
Sadie Renee Johnson, 23, lit a small firework and threw it out the window where it ignited brush; she was arrested after posting on Facebook, “Like my fire?”
The parents of twin 7-year-old boys told investigators their sons inadvertently ignited the blaze with the lighter
Prosecutors allege the girl intentionally started the Cocos Fire, which destroyed 36 homes and one business
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries; the cause of the blaze is under investigation
Staffing for fighting fires has more than doubled since 1998; the biggest hit has occurred with the maintenance of recreational sites
Mandatory evacuation orders have gone out to 13,000 phone numbers for homes and businesses
The aircraft was on its way to refuel for a firefighting mission
The program will allow for the transfer of excess military vehicles and equipment to local fire departments
Tankers trying to make drops to protect firefighters or homes might have to turn away if a drone is in the area
The trapped firefighters had to deploy their personal fire shelters as a rapid wind shift sent the wildfire burning over their location
All were released from the hospital Saturday; 3 wildland firefighters were also hurt in Idaho
Keith Emerald acknowledged setting a campfire that got out of control; he is also charged with lying to a federal agent
Smokey Bear was created in 1944 because of fears that America’s enemies would set forest fires while most U.S. firefighters were in battle overseas
The fire burned 2,000 acres and damaged or destroyed more than 40 structures
The person was trying to get video of the blaze and when authorities said it posed danger to firefighting planes
The firefighter trailed behind the rest of the crew; he didn’t show up at the fire and didn’t respond to radio calls
Firefighters went back into the resort area to rescue the 20-year-old tortoise, Abe, after the fire died down
The fire started when a vehicle drove over vegetation that is tinder-dry from years of drought
