Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Residents of Kula have begun to take it upon themselves to be ready for the next wildfire
The monks bring the community and U.S. Forest Service together to reduce wildfire risk near the Gila National Forest in New Mexico
The Park Fire, the fourth-largest wildfire in the state’s history, has burned over 670 square miles
State and federal fire officials are expecting a quiet June extending into July
U.S. Forest Service fire spokeswoman Cindy Thill says the fire erupted about 12:30 p.m. Friday
Mike Malenski, a forest ranger and employee of the state agency for seven years, is on administrative leave pending termination
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Alberta Municipal Affairs said 95 percent of the town was empty and only essential or firefighting staff remained
FEMA awarded Texas its 26th grant Sunday to help cover the cost of firefighting efforts
Firefighters were forced to relocate a command post as fire encroached, in fear the gas plant would explode
One fire has already grown to about 2,000 acres and burned three structures
Officials battling a fire southeast of Santa Fe say it destroyed one home
About 2.3 million acres have burned in Texas since wildfire season began in November
The fire was under control in less than an hour and firefighter stayed an hour longer to clean up
Several homes, businesses and about 160 vehicles were sprayed with the nontoxic retardant
Company’s design keeps embers from getting into fire-line dozers’ engines
The Texas Forest Service reported that extreme fire conditions remain across West Texas and parts of East Texas
The report blames an intensified La Nina pattern for adding to the drought conditions
Climate change will ‘greatly add’ to the risks and the costs of fighting wildfires
An agreement with local firefighters will make it easier to summon Los Angeles County helicopters for night firefighting
The fire is about three miles southwest of the White Sands Missile Range boundary and an estimated five miles from the installation itself
Their neighbors hail them as ‘heroes’ but experts call it ‘a really dangerous game’
More Texas wildfires are expected this week as the weather shifts again to hot, dry, and windy — meaning delay could have implications
The Wildcat Fire in Coke County is now 75 percent contained
Areas worst hit by wildfires received only small portion of more than $128 million the state awarded to volunteer depts
Firefighters are concerned about wind gusts forecast up to 50 mph
Wingate’s core firefighting crew is made up of about five or six guys who have scrapped together what they can
Departments hope public will help replenish already stressed budgets to purchase fuel, replace repair equipment, provide supplies
Man authorities say started a northern Colorado wildfire that destroyed 13 homes has turned himself in
925 federal workers, 123 pieces of federal equipment fought fires in historic wildfire season
3 other firefighters also injured when fire truck got stuck at fireground