Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Kern County deputies were trapped by fiery roadblocks after aiding evacuations; a fire engine crew rescued them after air support was blocked by smoke
The Park Fire has burned over 400,000 acres and is the fourth-largest wildfire in the state’s history
U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell said there is still much to learn from the devastating Maui wildfires
The chief says his department does not have equipment necessary to fight a wildfire in the area
The firefighter came in contact with a downed power line; about 300 firefighters battled the fire
Several small fires have erupted as California is in the grip of a heat wave
His research has so far yielded seven peer-reviewed papers, with an eighth in the works on what happens when flames merge
The money will compensate the U.S. Forest Service for the costs of fighting a 2003 wildfire in Piru burned more than 63,000 acres
Three homes were destroyed and a fourth was damaged in the fire
Claims from about 200 people were being paid “on the spot,” and more claims were being filed
Ryan Seitz, 26, was fighting a brush fire when he was killed
The fire had burned almost 1,000 acres by noon Thursday
Residents expressed both frustration and gratitude at the response to a fire started by National Guard firing drills
Part of an insurance plan, they drove five fully equipped engines loaded with fire retardant
No one checked for a “red flag” high-wind warning before permitting a machine gun exercise in tinder-dry conditions; commanders waited two hours to call outside fire agencies
Firefighters fought the blaze for more than a week, then continued to help with downed trees and other clean-up efforts
Forest managers say fire mitigation efforts worked, by some measures, in the most destructive wildfire in state history
Four homes were believed to have been lost and at least 100 threatened early Monday; 1,652 homes had been evacuated
The fire erupted Sunday in the Lower Kern River Canyon and grew to more than 6,100 acres
The male homeowner, a 71-year-old volunteer firefighter, has not been identified; no charges yet
Officials believe the fire started from a fire pit
The second wildfire threatened additional structures
A federal judge in July declared that the government’s current plan for dropping retardant on fires is illegal
Crews hope to fully contain the fire by Monday evening thanks in part to work done by about 1,000 firefighters from 20 states
They were among five men who were partying in a Malibu-area cave and left an illegal bonfire
Forest Service dispatch recordings from the start of the fire were withheld from federal teams that already reviewed the fire
As many as 500 firefighters and support personnel are at the fire near Boulder and more are on the way
Authorities said about 3,500 people have been evacuated from about 1,000 homes
The bobcat was apparently chasing an owl or another bird up a power pole when it touched the power lines, caught fire and fell to the ground
One of the men was scorched by flames while trying to put out the fire with an extinguisher before fire crews arrived
More than 100 firefighters were on the scene; dozens of homes were burned