Firefighters Gaining Upper Hand on California Wildfire
Nearly 2,000 firefighters are getting the upper hand on a wildfire in rugged and steep terrain in rural Northern California. Fire officials say the Monticello Fire near Lake Berryessa in Yolo County...
View ArticlePenn. Professor Studying Cardiovascular Stress on Volunteer Firefighters
Sometimes, the most deadly part of a fire isn’t the smoke or flames but the stress placed on a firefighter’s body as they move in, out, up and down a burning building. Wearing heavy “bunker gear” and...
View ArticleBetter Weather May Help Firefighters Fight Massive Washington Blaze
Calmer winds and cooler temperatures helped firefighters Monday against a destructive wildfire that has burned hundreds of square miles in Washington State. The Carlton Complex of fires in...
View ArticleCalifornia Wildfire Destroys 13 Homes, Hundreds of Homes at Risk
Firefighters in Northern California made progress Sunday against a wildfire that has destroyed 13 homes and forced hundreds of evacuations in the Sierra Nevada foothills, while a fire near Yosemite...
View ArticleCost Of Fighting Washington Wildfires So Far: $50 Million
The cost of fighting this season’s wildfires in Washington, including the largest one in the state’s history, has crossed the $50 million mark. Bolstered by the nearly 400-square-mile wildfire in...
View ArticleDrone Nearly Blocks Firefighting Planes in California
A private drone trying to record footage of a Northern California wildfire nearly hindered efforts to attack the flames from the air, but firefighters made enough progress to allow most of the 1,200...
View ArticleWildfires Prompt California Governor to Declare State of Emergency
A pair of wildfires burning without restraint about 8 miles apart in northeast California became the focus of state and federal firefighters Sunday as authorities reported that one of the blazes had...
View ArticleWildfires Burn Structures, Threaten Homes In California, Oregon, Washington
Two wildfires that burned or threatened hundreds of homes in Northern California were bearing down on a small town as they plowed through more than 100 square miles of drought-stricken brush, and...
View ArticleSome Yosemite Blaze Evacuees Allowed to Go Home
Firefighters gained ground Tuesday on a blaze in the foothills near Yosemite National Park, allowing some of the 1,000 people who fled the flames to return to their homes. Nearly 1 square mile in...
View ArticleCalifornia Fire’s Rapid Growth Draws Droves of Firefighters
Just days after a wildfire tore through a small Northern California town and destroyed scores of homes, crews on Wednesday battled another fast-moving blaze in the region that was also threatening...
View ArticleK&K Offers Program for Firefighter Accidental Death and Disability
K&K Insurance Group Inc., a subsidiary of Aon plc, has a new program offering accidental death and disability (AD&D) coverage for firefighters. The program provides a variety of options...
View ArticleAttorneys Want More Time to Resolve Case in Arizona Firefighter Deaths
Attorneys in a lawsuit stemming from the deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona say they need more time to try to negotiate a settlement with the state. They asked a federal judge Monday to put the case...
View ArticlePennsylvania Program Focuses on Firefighters’ Health
The heart-attack death of a Somerset, Pennsylvania, volunteer firefighter in February served as a grim reminder of the hidden hazards of an already dangerous job. Forty-eight-year-old Edward Roddy...
View ArticleOfficials Say Cooking Fire Started California Blaze That Threatened 300 Homes
Firefighters are making progress on a fire that had threatened hundreds of homes near a Southern California dam. Officials said an unattended cooking fire sparked the blaze on Saturday, triggering the...
View ArticleGround Gained Large Wildfire in Northern California
Firefighters made progress late Sunday in battling a lightning-sparked Northern California wildfire that has been burning in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest for five days, officials said. Light...
View ArticleAnother Alaska Wildfire Prompts More Evacuations
Firefighters are battling a second wildfire in Alaska and officials say hundreds of homes have been evacuated and six structures have burned. The fast-moving blaze erupted Monday on the Kenai...
View ArticleSouthern California Forest Fire 17 Sq. Miles And Growing
The huge fire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Los Angeles has grown by another thousand acres and has now scorched more than 17 square miles of mountains. The U.S. Forest Service...
View ArticleFirefighters Battle Blazes in 4 Western States
Wildfires are sweeping through several dry Western states, including a massive blaze burning out of control in Northern California. A look at the latest hotspots and what crews are doing to control...
View ArticleSuit in Deaths Of 19 Firefighters Settled by Families, Arizona
The state of Arizona has settled a lawsuit brought by a dozen families who lost loved ones when a Hotshot firefighting crew was overcome by a wildfire near the small community of Yarnell. The...
View ArticleEvacuation Orders Lifted in Washington Wildfire
Evacuations orders have been lifted for a Central Washington wildfire, officials said Tuesday. Firefighters worked to continue strengthening fire lines, and do mop up work on the 22,212 acre blaze,...
View ArticleOfficials Say Washington Wildfire Was Human-Caused
Officials say a wildfire that has burned one home and torched nearly 6 square miles in southeastern Washington was likely human-caused. Fire spokeswoman Sarah Foster says the cause is under...
View ArticleNorthern California Wildfire Threatens Homes, Prompts Evacuations
A Northern California wildfire raced through more than six square miles of drought-stricken timber over the weekend, threatening at least 150 rural homes in the Sierra Nevada, authorities said. The...
View ArticleSecond Largest Wildfire Year in History for Alaska
This summer’s fire season has officially become the second biggest on record in Alaska. More than 5,081,000 acres, or 7,940 square miles, have burned this year. That surpasses the nearly 5.05 million...
View Article11,000 Firefighters on Front Lines in California Blazes
A large blaze burning for nearly three weeks in a recreation area outside Kings Canyon National Park has scorched more than 50 square miles and the flames were moving toward a popular lake, officials...
View ArticleCalifornia Blazes Destroy 2,000-plus Homes, Curb Insurer Appetites
A pair of massive California wildfires that have destroyed more than 2,000 structures are now considered among the most damaging fires in state history, and they could change the way insurers view risk...
View ArticleCalifornia Wildfire Grows, Fires Threaten Communities around West
Hundreds of firefighters battled a 1,400-acre fire moving through coastal canyons in California on Thursday. Hot, dry weather across the Western U.S. challenged firefighters with blazes in Arizona and...
View ArticleEPA, Forest Service Seek Permanent Firefighters Near Montana Asbestos Site
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service want to station 10 firefighters near Libby this summer so crews are immediately available to fight any fire that night burn in or near a...
View ArticleFires Becoming Deadlier as Firefighter Recruitment Wanes
Fires feeding off modern materials found in people’s homes are burning faster and becoming deadlier at the same time that fire departments across the country are struggling to retain and recruit...
View ArticleKansas Firefighters Receive $16.8M From Insurance Department
The Kansas Insurance Department distributed $16.8 million to firefighters across the state, funds generated by a two percent tax paid by insurance companies on fire and lightning insurance premiums...
View ArticleFirefighters Battled Blaze in Historic Firehouse Near U.S. Capitol
Firefighters in Washington, D.C., on Friday battled a three- alarm fire that started in a three-story former firehouse under renovation near the U.S. Capitol. DC Fire and EMS said one firefighter...
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