Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Chief Kristin Crowley reportedly told staff she expected to be fired at her meeting with Mayor Karen Bass
A force of for-hire professionals is on the firelines for insurance companies and wealthy property owners
While Mayor Karen Bass’ budget called for a 2.7% reduction, she was also working on separate provisions that would grow the department by 7%
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
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