Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
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”
The Dixie Fire Canopy Project restores vegetation and works to accelerate regrowth in areas scarred by wildfires
Fighting the blazes that scorched a record 1.9 million acres, largely in eastern Oregon, cost the state over $350 million, according to Gov. Tina Kotek
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
Authorities charged a 60-year-old homeless man with arson on Monday
Both were believed to be in the Air Force, but weren’t flying in any official capacity
Gregory Mack Simmons, 50, died after he “suffered blunt force trauma consistent with being struck by a vehicle”
Authorities believe a homeless man started the fire by lighting a campfire to cook amid strong winds and tinder-dry conditions
Crews from Curry and Roosevelt counties and numerous local departments were aiding state crews
Volunteer firefighter Gregory M. Simmons, 51, died while battling a 3,000-acre fire Friday; he was overcome by smoke and fell into a ditch
An estimated 161,000 acres were destroyed during the 2009 Station Fire
Mexican government asks for help to put out 2 large fires in an area close to the border with Texas
Firefighter Elias Jacquez suffered third-degree burns over 60 percent of his body; 33 states have sent firefighters or equipment
Tar Heel Rural Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter David Hunsinger, Jr., 24, was operating his personal vehicle
The storm gave fire crews added time to dig trenches and burn brush to choke off the fire ignited Wednesday by a welder’s torch
Fire has been burning for several days
Course was presented by the Bureau of Land Management, which is responsible for managing millions of acres of public
Other nearby evacuations were also lifted after several wildfires hit the area
The risk of new fires starting and spreading is highest in southern Colorado
The firefighter noted the license plate of the vehicle, and military police were contacted
The firefighters were recovering from smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion
Centers for evacuees are being set up with the help of the Red Cross
Residents have been allowed back into their homes near Franktown
Crews are also still trying to contain a roughly 2-square-mile wildfire in the foothills west of Golden
The fire is still only about 20 percent contained
Officials say winds gusting to 25 mph were causing firefighters to retreat off and on