Aug 05 Fast-moving wildfire decimates Northern California town By Noah Berger, Associated Press A 3-week-old wildfire engulfed Greenville, California, leaving much of its downtown in ashes, while a new wind-whipped blaze also destroyed homes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames in the midst of dangerous weather. Continue reading
Aug 04 Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations By Mehmet Guzel, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Authorities have said safety precautions have been taken at the Kemerkoy power plant and its hydrogen tanks had been emptied. Local reporters said late Wednesday the wildfires had also prompted the evacuation of the nearby seaside area of Oren. Continue reading
Jul 29 Wildfire rages for 2nd day in Lebanon, spreads to Syria By Hussein Mallah, Fadi Tawil, Associated Press Lebanon's civil defense says it deployed 25 firetrucks, supported by four air force helicopters and military units, to put out the blaze. But the fires continued to rage, spreading east. Continue reading
Jul 23 Crews make progress on huge Oregon blaze amid Western wildfires By Nathan Howard, Associated Press The Bootleg Fire, which has scorched an area half the size of Rhode Island, is 40% surrounded after burning some 70 homes. Fire officials say they've surrounded much of the bottom half. Continue reading
Jul 23 ‘Fire is medicine’: How Indigenous practices could help curb wildfires By Casey Kuhn These techniques are resurfacing in local fire management collaborations between tribes, U.S. Forest Service and non-governmental organizations to help prevent now-common calamities. Continue reading
Jul 22 California wildfire crosses into Nevada, prompting new evacuation orders By Haven Daley, Associated Press A Northern California wildfire crossed into Nevada, prompting new evacuations, but better weather has been helping crews battling the nation's largest blaze in southern Oregon. Continue reading
Jul 12 Wildfires rage as U.S. West grapples with heat wave, drought By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Firefighters were working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 7:52 Americans who lost homes to devastating wildfires brace for an even worse season By Stephanie Sy, Leah Nagy, Lena I. Jackson, Sam Lane In the middle of an unprecedented heat wave and a worsening drought, western U.S. states are bracing for what could be an even harsher wildfire season than last year's — potentially the worst on record. With many residents still picking… Continue watching
Jul 02 Firefighters make progress against California forest fires By Terry Chea, John Antczak, Associated Press Three big wildfires have burned about 60 square miles of land in the Mount Shasta region as of early Friday. Damage is reported at the Salt Fire, which prompted evacuations in the unincorporated community of Lakehead north of the city… Continue reading
Jun 30 Biden raising federal pay to fight wildfires By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration says it is hiring more federal firefighters — and immediately raising their pay — as officials ramp up response efforts in the face of a severe drought that's setting the stage for another destructive summer of intense… Continue reading