May 04 In Canada, wildfire forces entire town to evacuate By Larisa Epatko A wildfire engulfed the town of Fort McMurray in western Canada’s sprawling Alberta province on Wednesday, forcing residents to leave with basically the clothes on their backs, reported Chester Dawson of The Wall Street Journal. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 4:18 Why the U.S. is asking Canada and Australia for firefighting help By PBS News Hour William Brangham speaks to Ron Dunton, assistant director for Fire and Aviation at the Bureau of Land Management, about efforts to contain the staggering number of fires burning in the West this summer. Continue watching
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
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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