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
Aug 25 Weather, reinforcements aid battle against California fires By Haven Daley, Associated Press Crews aided by better weather and reinforcements with bulldozers made progress penning in massive California wildfires that have killed at least seven people and burned nearly 1,300 homes and other buildings. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 3:32 More firefighters battle growing California blazes With more than 550 fires burning across California, three clusters of fires in Northern California are causing the most damage. So far, more than 900,000 acres have been scorched and more than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. In some… Continue watching
Aug 22 Reinforcements arriving to help in deadly California fires By Olga R. Rodriguez, Janie Har, Associated Press Firefighters and aircraft from 10 states began arriving in California Friday to help weary crews battling some of the largest blazes in state history as weekend weather threatened to renew the advance of flames that have killed six people and… Continue reading
Aug 20 COVID plans put to test as firefighters crowd camps for peak wildfire season By Matt Volz, Kaiser Health News Thousands of firefighters from across the U.S. have converged on the West as the wildfire season enters its peak. Continue reading
May 17 11 Los Angeles firefighters hurt while running from blast By Stefanie Dazio, Frank Baker, Associated Press An explosion Saturday at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters who had gone inside and on the roof to try to knock down a fire and then had to run for their lives when a… Continue reading
May 11 New U.S. plans reimagine fighting wildfires amid virus risks By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press New plans offer a national reimagining of how to fight wildfires amid the risk of the coronavirus spreading through crews. Continue reading
Jan 23 Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the crash deaths in the state's Snowy Monaro region, which came as Australia grapples with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction. Continue reading