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
Jun 25 Historic heat wave blasts Northwest America as wildfire risks soar By Gillian Flaccus, Manuel Valdes, Associated Press Seattle has only hit 100 F three times in recorded history, the National Weather Service said, and there was a chance it could eclipse the record of 103 F (39 C) on Monday. Continue reading
May 17 Early signs signal a disastrous wildfire season in the West By Mojtaba Sadegh, Amir AghaKouchak, John Abatzoglou, The Conversation Drought conditions are so bad, fish hatcheries are trucking their salmon to the ocean and ranchers are worried about having enough water for their livestock. Continue reading
Feb 10 Audit raises concerns about wildfire risks at U.S. nuclear lab By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Los Alamos National Laboratory is the birthplace of the atomic bomb and has experienced hundreds of millions of dollars in losses and damage from previous wildfires. Continue reading
Dec 11 Groups blast Trump logging plan aimed at reducing wildfires By Keith Ridler, Associated Press WildEarth Guardians, Western Watersheds Project and seven other groups say the rules approved Thursday fast-track projects to benefit logging, grazing and mining while eliminating public comments. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 3:33 An Oregon family’s Brief But Spectacular take on surviving a wildfire Wildfires scorched millions of acres across the Western United States this past summer, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes. Jocksana Corona and her family were among them, after flames reached their Talent, Oregon, neighborhood. They have… Continue watching
Oct 16 Winds push Colorado wildfire to largest in state history By Associated Press The Cameron Peak Fire has burned 256 square miles in northern Colorado as of Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:19 Unrelenting fires continue to ravage Northern California By Stephanie Sy Wildfires are again devastating Northern California’s wine country, with dozens of homes and thousands of acres burning this week alone. More than 8,000 wildfires have raged across the state this season, destroying over 7,000 buildings and nearly 5,800 square miles. Continue watching
Aug 20 California’s wildfire-prone landscape stoked by human actions By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Scientists say California has a really flammable ecosystem and global warming is making it worse. Continue reading
Jun 16 PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fire By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press PG&E CEO Bill Johnson appeared on the company's behalf in Butte County Superior Court to plead guilty to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter. They stem from a November 2018 wildfire ignited by the utility's crumbling electrical grid. Continue reading