Latest Wildfire Headlines
All the headlines from our Wildfire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
San Marcos Officials Kept Fire Risk Map Secret
Oct 21 2010 // San Marcos city officials kept secret a color-coded map showing the risk of wildfire danger to various neighborhoods for fear insurance companies would use the information to justify raising rates or dropping policies,...
Declarations
Oct 18 2010 // Insurer Suits “We are expected to be one of several insurance companies that are taking this action.” —Allstate spokeswoman Christina Loznicka after Allstate Insurance Co. announced it had sued Toyota Motor...
Florida Prepares for Potentially Severe Wildfire Season
Oct 8 2010 // Dry conditions in at least some parts of the state coupled with a long-range forecast calling for a significant drying cycle threaten a potentially severe wildfire season, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services...
Colo. Fourmile Canyon Fire Most Expensive in State’s History
Oct 4 2010 // Insurance damage estimates from the Fourmile Canyon fire that burned in September now total more than $200 million, making it the most expensive wildfire in the state’s history, according to the Rocky Mountain...
Crews Battle Utah Wildfire Sparked at Firing Range
Sep 21 2010 // A wind-stoked fire sparked at a firing range during a National Guard training session blazed across hundreds of acres, as crews rushed to keep it from reaching any more than the estimated four homes that burned on...
Colorado Raids Insurance Fund to Fight Second Wildfire
Sep 15 2010 // Colorado is freeing up more money to help pay for fighting the wildfire burning near Loveland, the second major wildfire to hit the state in a week. An executive order issued Sept. 13 provides up to $3 million for the...
Firefighters Battle ‘Most Destructive Wildfire in Colorado History’
Sep 10 2010 // Approximately 700 firefighters have been battling a wildfire just outside Boulder, Colo., for five days. Meanwhile, Boulder residents are preparing to evacuate any time as the Fourmile Canyon fire spread to within 10 miles...
Moscow Choked by Wildfire Smoke, Heatwave; Villages Burn; Planes Diverted
Aug 6 2010 // Dense clouds of acrid smoke from peat and forest fires choked Russia’s capital on Friday, seeping into homes and offices, diverting planes and prompting exhausted Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter the foul...
Russia Declares Emergency as Wildfires Kill 40, Displace Thousands
Aug 3 2010 // Russia’s leaders declared a state of emergency on Monday in seven provinces and ordered authorities to guard weapons storage facilities from wildfires that have killed at least 40 people. Thousands more have lost...
West Faces High Wildfire Potential
Jul 5 2010 // Arizona Wildfire Incurs $1.8 Million in Claims An Arizona wildfire that has burned 15,075 acres and incurred $6.9 million in claims to date might be the first example of the fire risks the Western United States are facing...
Arizona Wildfire Claims Up to $5 Million
Jun 25 2010 // The Schultz fire burning in Arizona near Flagstaff has incurred up to $5 million in claims to date, according to the latest National Interagency Coordination Center Incident Management Situation Report. To date, 14,800...
Arizona Wildfire Incurs $1.8 Million in Claims
Jun 23 2010 // An Arizona wildfirethat has burned 14,000 acres and incurred $1.8 million in claims to date might be the first example of the fire risks the Western United States are facing in 2010. But, the National Interagency...
Arizona Fire Burns 10,000 Acres
Jun 22 2010 // The wildfire burning near Flagstaff, Ariz., has claimed more than 10,000 acres and is only 10 percent contained three days after it started, the National Interagency Coordination Center has reported. NICC’s latest...
Southwest Wildfire Season Poised to Ignite
Jun 10 2010 // Southwestern states could face a particularly troubling fire season this year, particularly in the next few days, according to AccuWeather.com reports. The company said moisture from winter storms has spurred spring growth...
Northwest Faces Increased Wildfire Risk in 2010
May 12 2010 // El Nino weather patterns and a relatively mild winter left Idaho, eastern Washington and south central Oregon drier than normal and vulnerable to wildfire, accoridng to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In...
Busy Wildfire Season Predicted for Wyoming
May 7 2010 // National fire officials say northwest Wyoming could see more wildfires this summer after a season of light snowfall. The National Interagency Fire Center said the light winter in the region means drier fuels in the summer...
Chubb Expands Its Private Wildfire Protection Network Into Texas
Mar 17 2010 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has expanded its wildfire defense services to homeowner policyholders in Texas. In addition to providing wildfire education and property risk assessments, the program responds to...
South Carolina Asked to Extend Immunity for Planned Fires
Mar 15 2010 // Nearly a year after the state’s worst wildfire, forest managers and landowners have asked legislators to give them more protection from lawsuits when they intentionally set fires to reduce debris that could fuel...
El Nino Drowning Texas Wildfire Threat
Feb 9 2010 // Central Texas rancher Debbie Davis can hardly believe the turnaround in rainfall. While her pastures were parched and withered last summer after nearly two years without appreciable rain, the area northwest of San Antonio...
Wildfires Destroy Homes in Western Australia
Dec 31 2009 // Wildfires roared across a swath of Western Australia on Wednesday, razing almost 40 homes and sending hundreds of people fleeing for their lives, officials and witnesses said. At least three people were injured. Two major...
