Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Understanding the role of private fire companies during wildland fires – and why public agency firefighters voice concerns
With Los Angeles fire departments stretched to their “maximum limits,” it’s time to once again ask how we got here
Thousands of firefighters are working to make headway on four fast-moving fires, with most at 0% containment
The fire has burned at least 160 square miles, making it one of the largest on record in the state
The residents of Isabella, a small town of about 200, were told Monday night to keep their medicine, valuables and pets close by so they could leave on short notice
A lack of wind has aided firefighters, but those light winds also mean smoke tends to hang over the region
Three groupings of fires in Kern County covered a total of 95 square miles after a weekend of severe lightning and thunderstorms
Firequick flares and launchers are specifically designed for wildland firefighting and can improve firefighter safety and effectiveness
Wildfires sparked by weekend lightning storms have burned more than 84 square miles of oak and brush land south of Bakersfield and in Sequoia National Forest
The worst of the fires is the one in Bastrop that has consumed more than 34,000 acres
Another La Nina weather pattern promises to bring drier, windier cold fronts in the months ahead
The structures include 18 homes, 6 possible homes, four cabins, 53 outbuildings and 23 unknown
State is suffering its worst wildfire outbreak in state history
Fire incident spokesman Dale Warriner says the fire is holding at about 4,200 acres
The same trailer that will be purchased to transport the ATV will be pulled behind the ATV and carry pumps and other equipment
Fed by stiff winds and extreme drought, the more than 33,000-acre blaze had blackened about 45 square miles in and around Bastrop
Two deaths are blamed on the fires about 25 miles east of Austin
The wildfire has already destroyed nearly 1,400 homes
The fires have scorched 33,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 homes in the past three days alone
One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion and a civilian sustained a minor injury in the fire
Two people have been killed by the destructive fire
Officials believe the driver fell asleep at the wheel
The Texas Forest Service says the fire has grown to 30,000 acres and was still uncontained Tuesday
The fire south of Bakersfield has destroyed 12 homes and 15 outbuildings
Officials were considering seeking military resources from nearby Fort Hood
The 20-year-old woman and her child had no chance to escape as a wall of flames ravaged their neighborhood and ultimately their home
Crews were attacking the flames from above, running water-dropping aircraft continuously; ground crews protected structures
The ferocity and speed with which the fire was moving made it unsafe to fight from the ground
Nearly 750 firefighters surrounded 60 percent of the fire
Nearly 13,000 fires have burned more than 3 million acres in Texas because of extremely dry conditions since November
Park superintendent Jason Lott says the pot was discovered in rugged terrain during an Aug. 23 helicopter flight surveying a flash flood
The community has lost 40 homes to a current fire, which comes on the heels of a larger one that destroyed 160 homes
The fire threatened as many as 160 homes and had scorched about 6,200 acres, fueled by high winds, parched vegetation and unrelenting heat