Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
The AI camera alerted the Orange County Fire Authority to a fire in a remote canyon without getting a 911 call from a person
Opponents say the new rule will increase premiums by 40%
Starting in 2026, Liberty Mutual will drop its condo and rental policies statewide in what a spokesperson described as a time of “increasing risk and volatility”
About 7,000 people in the towns of Springerville and Eagar were evacuated Tuesday and Wednesday as the fire approached
Firefighters on Sunday expressed the first real sense of hope that they were making progress
The 672-square-mile blaze was no longer just an Arizona problem on Saturday
Officials were worried about fire possibly hooking around a bulldozer line and a burned-out area and racing toward a town
A combination of up to nine fires sprang up at about the same time
Thousands have been evacuated from one town, and many more are standing by for possible orders
The fire has destroyed five buildings since it started May 29
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
Isocyanic acid easily dissolves in water, which makes it possible for the acid to also dissolve into moist tissues in the body, including the lungs
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