Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
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
FEMA has so far spent more than $3 billion on Lahaina wildfire recovery
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
Sam Lucas expressed surprise after responders told him fire was controlled burn, despite winds that reached 80 mph
Firefighters have contained 97 percent of fire’s perimeter
The man had three prior convictions for fire-related incidents in the 1990s
First charged with setting church fire, firefighter now accused of setting wildland fires
Residents still evacuated, record heat and low humidity to return
Authorities believe Colo. fire was caused by controlled burn that sprang back to life in high winds
The 2 were dismissed from the fire department over their connection to the fire, no motive has been established
Fire destroyed 32 homes and 4 rental cabins; at one point, nearly 10,000 people were forced to evacuate
State forest officials had conducted prescribed burn last week in same area where a wind-driven wildfire destroyed at least 15 homes
Mounting concerns over beleaguered aerial firefighting fleet are exposing tensions between state, federal agencies
USDA Forest Service has started a women’s wild land fire fighting boot camp
Plains, Upper Midwest turned into a tinderbox, thousands of acres scorched
Authorities believe poachers set fires in order to divert manpower away from hunting down poachers
Evacuated residents of Eckley have been allowed to return home after firefighters contained most of wildfire
10th anniversary brings focus on honoring sacrifice, examining mistakes
Wallow Fire burned more than 538,000 acres in eastern Ariz. and parts of western New Mexico last year
Ineffective awareness, training, PPE and personnel accountability contributed to death of volunteer firefighter during wildfire
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told Congress his agency’s fleet of air tankers is insufficient to combat nation’s increasingly severe fires
Last year, Flagler County had 111 wildfires that burned 6,293 acres, cost county more than $400,000
Scientists studied fires in four national forests from 1910 to 2008, concluded that blazes decades ago burned more severely
Investigators also pointed to lack of common radio frequency, communication of safety zone, escape route as contributors
4 days after firefighters met to talk about fire breaking out in felled trees after 2011 tornadoes, burn pile sparked wildfire
California fire officials may gear up months early for fire season
Dry foliage, dry soil, dry atmosphere, dry long-term weather outlook all adds up to possibility of increased activity this spring
Estimated 250 firefighters will meet at National Guard training center for combination of classroom and hands-on instruction in wildland firefighting
Report issued by Reno Fire Department on Friday says electrical engineer from the U.S. ATF concurred in its findings