Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Colorado Springs firefighters and Widefield School District 3 students built structures demonstration fire resistance
Participants in the Future Fire Academy receive accredited training to fight wildfires
The state’s wildfire season has been starting earlier, ending later and become expensive to fight
The lightning-sparked fire consumed 33 square miles and continues to burn
Jimmy Randolph reportedly felt sick Saturday morning after working the Buck Fire and died the next morning
Fire crews expect the blaze to be fully controlled by Tuesday evening
This fire comes as another in a string of 1,000 wildfires this season, burning over 400,000 acres
Fire spokesman: ‘These are the largest number of homes we’ve had threatened so far this year’
By mid-week, almost 43,000 wildfires had been reported with 2.6 million hectacres burned
Authorities are warning the elderly to drink fluids as firefighters battle blazes
Although typical to let fires burn to manage forest growth, outside scrutiny has the USFS changing policy
After a 2009 blaze that may have been stopped by nighttime attacks, USFS is changing policy
As Calif. is plagued with wildfires, cities are combining resources to battle blazes
Almost 2,000 firefighters are battling the blaze with an estimated cost of $7.5 million
The fast-growing fire is only 15 percent contained
Over 8,000 firefighters are fighting nearly a dozen wildfires in the state
The murder convictions stem from wildfires the arsonist set, which caused the heart attacks
Hundreds of residents from two towns fled the massive blaze
Strong winds have fueled the flames that have already burned 430 square miles
Officials say cost-cutting measures have hurt the country’s ability to prevent and extinguish wildfires
20-year-old Anne Veseth was killed last Sunday by a falling tree in Idaho blaze
2 blazes quickly contained while a third tore through 40 acres
History shows us that fire is an enemy that we can never vanquish, but can contain
The 20-year-old who died was working her second season as a wildland firefighter
The fire, thought to be contained, rekindled on Friday
Cigarette butt the likely cause of the fire
The fire has claimed 1,650 acres, but is now 30 percent contained
Firefighters were trying to fight wildfire when chopper went down
More than 1,000 firefighters stationed to fight blaze that has burning for almost 2 weeks
Strong winds are hampering fire fighting efforts, villages and hotels have been evacuated
Finding volunteers and working to educate civilians were identified as biggest challenges in rural fire fighting
20-member crew will help fight fires in the Black Hills National Forest