Latest Wildfire Headlines
All the headlines from our Wildfire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hundreds of Florida Wildfire Evacuees Still Waiting to Go Home
May 16 2007 // Higher winds were expected to fan the flames of the large fire burning in southeast Georgia and Florida on Monday. The wildfire that raced through the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia and into Florida was started by...
Fire Outlook: 2007 Wildfire Season Looks Wicked
May 15 2007 // Fire scientists are predicting an above-average wildfire season from May through August 2007, according to the National Interagency Fire Center Predictive Services Group based in Boise, Idaho. In its “National...
Wildfires Burn More than 330,000 Acres in Georgia, Florida
May 14 2007 // Officials closed a 35-mile stretch of Interstate 75 from the Georgia-Florida state line to Lake City, Fla., as well as a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 10, from U.S. 90 to U.S. 129, as a gigantic wildfire approached them...
Spring Wildfires, Floods Wreak Havoc from Coast to Coast
May 11 2007 // Nature’s fury made life miserable from one end of the United States to the other, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires near both coasts and the Canadian border and by major flooding in the Midwest. And...
Fla. CFO Offers Advice for Floridians Affected by Wildfires
May 10 2007 // With wildfires threatening homes in Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay and Walton counties, Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Alex Sink advised Floridians who are being forced to evacuate to keep receipts...
Additional Federal Funds Approved For Southeast Georgia Wildfires
Apr 30 2007 // Gov. Sonny Perdue said additional federal funds were authorized to assist in fighting the “Kneeknocker Fire” that has flared up again in Georgia’s Brantley County, just outside the city limits of...
Fireman’s Fund Expands Wildfire Protection Services in Calif.
Apr 19 2007 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has expanded its territory and offerings with FireProtec, a vegetation cutting crew staffed by off-duty firefighters. Through the alliance, Fireman’s Fund said...
Claremont, Calif.’s $17.5 Million Deal with Homeowners in Wildfire Suit
Apr 5 2007 // Palmer Canyon, Calif., residents who blamed the city for homes burned in the 2003 Grand Prix wildfire have settled their lawsuit for $17.5 million, city officials announced. Homeowners claimed the city failed to properly...
San Diego Natural History Museum Offers Fire Protection Workshops
Jan 10 2007 // The San Diego Natural History Museum is offering several one-day educational workshop on protecting homes and communities from wildfire to help empower insurance agents and others in the business sector. “Protecting...
Commissioners, compensation rules, earthquakes made for shaky ground
Dec 25 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Top 10 Stories of the Year – West
Dec 24 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Evacuees Return to Find Homes Destroyed by Calif. Wildfire
Nov 1 2006 // While crews made progress on a wildfire that killed four firefighters, evacuees began returning to their homes — often to find nothing left. Carol Hurley stood Saturday at the still-smoldering wreckage of a...
Palm Springs Homes Evacuated as Wildfire Sweeps Through Dry Brush
Oct 27 2006 // A wildfire swept through dry brush near Palm Springs, Calif., early Thursday, threatening homes and businesses and forcing evacuations. The blaze had burned more than 800 acre (320 hectares) within its first six hours, and...
Oregon Hosts Wildfire Summit Workshops in November
Oct 20 2006 // The Oregon Department of Forestry and Office of the STate Fire Marshall, in partnership with Allstate Insurance Co., is offering workshops for insurance producers on wildfires. Sessions will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15...
Officials Seek Voluntary Evacuations for Dwellers near Large Wildfire
Sep 27 2006 // Flames jumped over a fire line Monday and quickly moved toward a remote community northwest of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue an evacuation for about 500 people threatened by one of the largest and...
Gov. Henry Removes Northwestern Okla., Metro Areas From Burn Ban
Sep 14 2006 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has lifted a month-old statewide burn ban for about half the state, saying rainfall in recent weeks had helped relieve wildfire dangers. Henry’s order lifted burn prohibitions in much of...
Judge: Landowners Cannot Sue Forest Service Over Lost Homes
Sep 14 2006 // Bitterroot Valley, Mont., residents who allege their homes were destroyed by a backburn that got away from firefighters cannot sue the U.S. Forest Service over their losses, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge...
Montana Firefighters Battle Bees as well as Wildfires
Sep 8 2006 // Montana firefighters battling a wildfire that has blackened nearly 290 square miles and burned 26 homes faced a new challenge, authorities said: bees. The blaze that started with lightning on Aug. 22 has forced hundreds to...
Washington governor declares wildfire emergency
Sep 4 2006 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a wildfire emergency as several large fires burned in the state and forecasters predicted more thunderstorms and high winds. “Numerous wildfires across Washington pose a...
Declarations
Sep 4 2006 // Wait and see “The LAAA is anxiously waiting to see whether the new limits on territorial weighting will result in suburban and rural drivers ‘subsidizing’ premiums of urban and inner city drivers, as some...
