Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
East Fork FPD firefighters dug through hot ash to determine where a dresser was on the second floor to find the ring
Officials, insurers and homeowners navigate the financial costs of protecting homes from wildfires
Officials said the FDNY usually responds to approximately 200 brush fires each year in October alone
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
The fire, between Campo and Potrero, grew to 822 acres
About 500 houses have been set ablaze, the Emergencies Ministry said
A spark lit the rough ablaze and eventually attracted 150 firefighters to the scene
County sheriff is ‘pleased that all agencies worked together’ in the homicide investigation
The injured firefighter was one of 11 smokejumpers assigned to a wildfire
The wildfire that burned two homes died down overnight and no more structures were lost
A Level 3 evacuation notice was issued for about 100 homes
11 homes were destroyed by the fast-moving wildfire
He was one of the first on scene and wears a “Remember Engine 57" pin in honor of five firefighters who died in a 2006 arson fire
Lack of wind helped firefighters control the wildfire near Mount Diablo overnight
Footage shows a rare glimpse of a fire tornado
Firefighters and engines from two counties rushed to the Ashland neighborhood to douse homes
A heat wave has contributed to wildfires burning hundreds of thousands of acres and damaging homes
Lightning ignited the 327,000-acre Long Butte Fire
Twenty engine companies and 10 water-dropping aircraft were taking on the fire
The fire burned as deep as 12 inches in some places, making it difficult to extinguish
The new shelters consist of multiple layers of aluminized fabric to protect firefighters against high heat for extended periods of time
This is the 100th anniversary of the Aug. 20-21 firestorm that ended the era when wildfires were often allowed to burn themselves out
Moscow’s death rate has doubled to 700 people a day
More than 800 firefighters were in action to battle forest fires
Footage shows the Russian Prime Minister assisting an airborne firefighting crew with resupplying water and dropping water
Wildfires burn near regions contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, prompting fears the radiation could be spread
At least 52 people have died directly in the wildfires and over 2,000 homes have been destroyed; authorities acknowledged 10,000 firefighters aren’t enough