Aug 04 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: California's Rocky Fire endangers thousands of homes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the largest of 27 wildfires burning in California expanded again to more than 100 square miles. Also, Sandra Bland’s family has filed a wrongful death suit, and formal efforts today began in Congress to kill… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch News Wrap: Deadly bomb explodes at bus station in Nigerian capital's worst terror attack By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 22 It's time to fight forest fires with satellite technology, argues report Infrared satellite cameras can detect burning areas, even through smoke and haze. Wildfire detection technology hasn't changed much in 200 years. Fires are detected only when people see them. Spotters sit in towers to look for signs of… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch Crews Work to Save Yosemite Sequoias, Tree That Usually Thrives With Fire's Help Crews Work to Save Yosemite Sequoias, Tree That Usually Thrives With Fire's Help… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Raging Yosemite Blaze May Threaten San Francisco Water, Power Supply The wildfire burning outside of Yosemite National Park has already consumed 235 square miles of forest and threatened several small towns. Jeffrey Brown reports on the efforts more than 3,600 firefighters to battle one of the largest wildfires in California… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Watch the Full Yarnell Hill Memorial Service Watch the Full Yarnell Hill Memorial Service… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Watch VP Joe Biden Speak at Yarnell Hill Memorial Watch Vice President Joe Biden Speak at Yarnell Hill Memorial… Continue watching
Jul 04 Wildfire Moves On, but Arizona Town Deals With the Aftermath Firefighter Cody Harwood attends the candlelight vigil in honor of the 19 fallen firefighters in Prescott, Arizona on July 2. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Federal officials say the deadly Yarnell Hill Fire is nearly half… Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch In Arizona, Out of Control Wildfire Kills 19 Members of Elite Firefighting Team A fast-moving blaze in Arizona, fueled by extreme heat and high winds, has killed 19 members of an elite firefighting team trained to survive the worst conditions. Judy Woodruff offers an update on the inferno, which quadrupled since the day… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Wildfire Near Colorado Springs Is Most Destructive in State History Wildfire Near Colorado Springs Is Most Destructive in State History… Continue watching