Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Los Angeles and Los Angeles County fire chiefs said they do not have the staffing and are stretched to their maximum limits battling the devastating wildfires
Powerful winds that fanned four wildfires in the Los Angeles area have calmed, giving fire crews hope to increase containment of the blazes
The USFA’s new branch chief for wildfire policy urges listeners who consider themselves to be “structure fire only” to adjust their mindset – and their tactics
Officials estimate more than $750,000 was spent fighting the fire
The Texas Forest Service says the fire is about 25 percent contained and up to 400 homes are still threatened
The NWS expanded its smoke alert from New Orleans and six suburban parishes to 23 parishes, including towns 100 miles from New Orleans
Fire destroyed at least 20 homes in North Texas and about a dozen homes in Oklahoma City; more than 100 other homes threatened
The fire destroyed two homes, and residents in a 2-square-mile area were told to leave their homes
A Tulane Medical Center spokeswoman says 11 people went to the downtown emergency room for problems from breathing smoke
Fires near the reservation broke out among an area thick with Douglas firs and mixed conifers, fueling the fire to 1,800 acres and threatening people in the reservation’s Sidwalter Area
About 850 firefighting personnel were on the scene, including helicopter crews that are taking water from the nearby Merced River and dropping it on the flames
Officials said that over the years, the prison system has continually placed more dangerous prisoners in the state’s 41 fire camps
Fire conditions rose to critical Thursday as steady winds fanned several blazes and scattered storms threatened to spark new ones
Federal charges filed against two U.S. citizens for starting the largest wildfire in Arizona history have prompted critics to demand an apology from Sen. John McCain
Meteorologists warned that fire conditions would rise to critical in the afternoon and evening across almost all of Montana and a large swath of central Idaho
Two cousins were out hiking when their campfire spread outside its fire ring in high winds
Thanks to a quick response from local and area volunteer firefighters, the fire caused relatively little dollar damage
Starting this week, each engine and water tender in Rancho Cucamonga is carrying Thermo-gel
Amid wildfires and drought, normal food supplies for bears have declined
A man ignored warnings to evacuate his home because he thought he would be safe
He allegedly set seven small fires late last month in remote forested areas in Washington County
A barn and a detached garage were lost to the fire
Kyle King, 53, died Sunday
A 2-mile section of the freeway was shut while firefighters beat back the flames
The women undergo vigorous physical training; when wildfires break out, their job is to build a containment line
Firefighter Deon “Dino” Jason Classay was unaccounted for at the time his Hotshots team was preparing to leave the scene of a wildfire
Eight wildfires in the past three weeks were triggered by target shooting, according to a fire investigator
Six firefighters have reported minor injuries, mostly heat exhaustion
Authorities have called for stress counselors and an accident investigation team to determine what happened
Some firefighters have reported minor injuries, mostly heat exhaustion
More than 50 fire crews and 23 aircraft were on the scene
In California, critics say rural residents already pay taxes to the state and should expect basic services in times of emergency
Engine crews were shrunk from four to three firefighters and the DC-10 supertanker has been virtually grounded