Nation May 18 Firefighters slow growth of massive New Mexico wildfire By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
Health Jan 06 Omicron surge sidelines 800 police, firefighters in Los Angeles A dramatic surge in coronavirus cases has sidelined more than 800 Los Angeles city police and firefighters and led to slightly longer ambulance and fire response times. By Brian Melley, Associated Press
Nation Sep 03 U.S. to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires burn year-round U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season as climate change makes the American West warmer and drier. By Keith Ridler, Associated Press
Nation Aug 10 Watch 6:54 California prison inmates become a critical resource for fighting wildfires The Dixie Fire, now the second-largest in California history, continues to burn northern parts of the state. It comes as California faces a shortage of firefighters, a scenario that's bringing new attention to a critical firefighting resource: prison inmates. William… By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Lena I. Jackson
Nation Jul 15 Lack of federal firefighters hurts California wildfire response Roughly a third of all federal firefighters work in California. By Sophie Quinton, Stateline
Jul 11 Fires rage in several states as heat wave broils U.S. West By Associated Press Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the closure of a major highway, one of several large blazes burning across the U.S. West amid another heat wave that… Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Biden announces pay raises for federal firefighters By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced the moves during a virtual meeting with governors from Western states and as a huge swath of the Pacific Northwest endures one of the worst heat waves in recent memory. Continue reading
Sep 09 ‘Unprecedented’ Pacific Northwest fires burn hundreds of homes By Gillian Flaccus, Sara Cline, Associated Press Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest are scrambling to keep up with multiple catastrophic fires in the region that have forced people to flee their homes and trapped firefighters and civilians. Continue reading
Sep 09 Firefighters overtaken by flames in California mountains By Marcio Jose Sanchez, Brian Melley, Associated Press More than a dozen California firefighters trying to protect a fire station in rugged mountains were overrun by flames Tuesday, and several were hurt. Continue reading
Sep 07 California sets record with 2 million acres burned so far this year By Marcio Jose Sanchez, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Officials say the most striking thing about the record is how early it was set — with the most dangerous part of the year ahead. Continue reading