Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Wildfire sensors will help detect early fire activity and provide firefighters with advanced warning to protect communities.
Public safety departments and agencies did not develop plans such as having extra staff on duty, staging apparatus or supplies in high-risk areas, or possible evacuations.
California Professional Firefighters President Brian K. Rice said the former president’s ideas on public safety are dangerous
The fires across the state are in various stages of containment
U.S. Forest Service, California Conservation Corps. team up to offer training on wildland firefighting, prevention
Article offers detailed advice on how to start huge forest fires in America with timed explosives
Woodpecker eats beetles from newly-burned forests; feds petitioned to protect areas as a habitat
Firefighter Trampus Haskvitz died during last August’s Coal Canyon Fire when fire trapped his apparatus in narrow canyon
Harold Wilson, 84, may have suffered medical emergency, collapsed into flames
20k, 10k, 9k acre blazes sparked by lightning, says forest service
The autistic man is called the area’s ‘worst-ever killer’ for the fire he set in 2009
Officials say fire was set by squatters seeking to take over land, worsened by presence of armed gangs trying to scare off firefighters
Feds are prepositioning limited firefighting resources ahead of wildfire season
Rest of 2012 fire season is expected to be just as active as last year’s
Urban interface codes could impose safety standards, restrict development in fire-prone areas
Firefighters have fully contained wildfire that forced evacuation of about 50 homes
Burning used toilet paper sparked wildfire scorching nearly 83 square miles of national forest
It is encouraging to see an entire community learning about fire-safety and taking action
Area fire chiefs said communities they oversee seem to have become more ‘fire wise’
Incident command post ‘stood down’ this month, permanent crew of 14 remains
Firefighter was struck in back of head by falling tree branch, taken to hospital, but injuries did not appear serious
Area has received 4 inches of rain this year, but can’t shake D4 drought
Lt. G. Marshall Sanford was former fire chief, 50-year veteran of fire service who came from family tradition of firefighting
Wildfire erupted March 26 when high winds fanned embers from controlled burn conducted days earlier
Low snowpack, record-high temperatures, drought combine as triple threat
Smoldering debris from four destroyed condo buildings too dangerous for residents living in six unharmed buildings
Coordinated response efforts, efforts of volunteer firefighters averted tragedy during Long Island fire
Volunteer firefighter went door-to-door to give notice but didn’t reach 3 homes because their driveways were blocked
Residents burning brush set nearby woods on fire, but 4 fire departments stopped the blaze before it could do any damage
All of coastal Maine, large swath of state’s interior are under red flag warning
Differences in community names as well as discrepancy between coordinates on mapping systems are being blamed
Wrong evacuation notices exacerbated confusion in dispatch center, which was overwhelmed with calls