Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Fire Chief Kristin Crowley wrote in a Dec. 4 memo that “the reduction has severely limited the department’s capacity to respond to large-scale emergencies”
Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton and Mandy Moore shared news about losing their homes in the fast-moving fires
The Los Angeles Fire Department took the rare step of calling in off-duty firefighters to fight the fast-moving Palisades Fire
Investigators were considering the possibility of arson
Apparatus fresh on the market offers enhanced emergency response performance for wildland and structural firefighting
The team will be developing totally new technologies for evaluating the thermal protective performance of wildland firefighter clothing materials
Suzi Theodory gets an accidental drenching
If someone had been around to spot the fire when a power line got hit by a tree, it could have been controlled, ranch co-owners said
Crews worked to help stabilize canyons and prevent runoff from stirring up trace amounts of Cold War-era contamination
Driven by gusting winds, the fire quickly grew to 3,000 acres and threatened the entire southeast section of Sweetwater
Firefighters Josh Burch and Brett Fulton were killed while fighting the Blue Ribbon Fire on June 20
Three air tankers, a helicopter and 100 federal firefighters have been on the lines since Monday
The wildland fire consumed upward of 100 acres
The firefighter collapsed while fighting the fire, according to a local TV station
The fire threatened cell phone towers and radio transmitters atop a hill
The concert, at Rocker B Ranch near Graford, will feature Pat Green, Lee Ann Womack and Stoney Larue, organizers said.
The supertankers each can carry nearly 12,000 gallons of fire retardant
A substantial part of the fire area suffered severe soil damage
Chief Eddie Velarde has been accused of ‘outrageous behavior’ at the March grass fire
The mountain terrain and lack of vehicle access made it difficult for crews to reach the fire
More than 1,600 firefighters were working to stop the fire in northern New Mexico
Two firefighters required extrication and four were airlifted after the driver of the vehicle swerved to avoid an animal
Residents had fled en masse last Monday as the fast-moving fire approached the city and its nuclear laboratory.
The Wildland Fire Executive Council also met Friday to discuss ways to improve communication with its regional branches
State lawmakers are planning on holding hearings later this month in Sacramento
Parts of nearly a dozen states, from the Southeast to the West, are in a severe drought
Firefighters are bracing for conditions to get hotter and drier
Six structures and one home burned in Alamo Canyon, which has been evacuated
Alamos County Fire Chief Doug Tucker said he is confident that the fire won’t spread onto the nearby nuclear lab
The fire near Los Alamos has charred nearly 145 square miles, or 92,735 acres
The firefighter followed orders for his own assignment while knowing his home was nearby in a target area
The wildfire, which has swelled to nearly 95 square miles, has already sparked a spot fire at the lab
The dynamite was found Monday in a bunker-like structure