Latest Wildfire Headlines
All the headlines from our Wildfire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Report Points to Insurance Industry’s Vulnerability to Climate Change
Sep 20 2012 // A report out Thursday urges the insurance industry to act to protect itself and the community against the increasing frequency of extreme weather due to climate change. In short, the report, its authors and those endorsing...
Oklahoma Prosecutor: Charges Expected In Creek Co. Wildfire
Sep 20 2012 // An assistant Creek County, Oklahoma, district attorney says charges are expected soon in connection with an August wildfire that burned about 90 square miles. Mike Loeffler told the Tulsa World that he expects charges this...
Study: More Than 2 Million California Homes Exposed To High Wildfire Danger
Sep 19 2012 // More than 2 million homes in California face “extreme wildfire hazards,” over 400,000 of which are in Los Angeles County, according to a study issued Wednesday by an insurance industry group. A study by the...
Utility Hit With Lawsuit Over Utah Wildfire
Sep 13 2012 // Nearly 100 property owners are suing Rocky Mountain Power and blaming the utility for one of Utah’s largest wildfires this year. The Wood Hollow Fire destroyed 52 cabins or houses in central Utah and left one man...
Fire Restrictions Lifted on Most Utah Land Statewide
Sep 10 2012 // Many of the season’s fire restrictions across Utah have been lifted as officials say cooler temperatures and higher moisture levels are lessening the risk of wildfires. State fire managers lifted the 2012...
Report: Wildfires Pose Risk to Three-Quarter-Million Western U.S. Homes
Sep 10 2012 // More than three-quarters of a million homes in the Western U.S. have a high risk of wildfire damage, according to a report released by Santa Ana, Calif.-based CoreLogic. CoreLogic’s Wildfire Hazard Risk Report...
Disasters Happen
Sep 10 2012 // If it’s not one thing it’s another. Drought, wildfires, hurricanes, floods. Whatever happened to the lazy, hazy days of summer? Texas mostly dodged the drought and wildfire bullets this year, but the state...
A Year After Texas Wildfires, Recovery Continues
Sep 4 2012 // One year after wildfires raced through Bastrop and impacted 64 other Texas counties, recovery continues with more than $63 million in disaster assistance provided to date, state and federal emergency management officials...
Insurance Laws Hurting Colorado Wildfire Victims
Aug 31 2012 // Victims of wildfires that destroyed more than 600 homes this year say Colorado’s insurance laws need to be changed. State officials told victims attending a hearing in Fort Collins on Wednesday that they have heard...
Fat Tire Maker Says River Water Tainted By Colo. Wildfire
Aug 31 2012 // The maker of Fat Tire beer says it’s using a reserve water supply because the water in northern Colorado’s Poudre (POO’-der) River is tainted by a wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes in June. New...
Oklahoma Governor to Seek Additional Disaster Aid
Aug 24 2012 // Gov. Mary Fallin says she’s pleased the government has approved disaster assistance for one Oklahoma county and that she’ll continue seeking aid for three others affected by wildfires. Fallin told dozens of...
Otter Declares Disaster Due to Idaho Wildfires
Aug 17 2012 // The size and scope of wildfires burning in southwestern and central Idaho has prompted Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter to issue a disaster declaration. Otter made the announcement Wednesday to support firefighting...
Recovering from a Wildfire Catastrophe
Aug 17 2012 // Gary Sweeny still gets choked up when thinking of all of his family and friends who helped him recover from the Bastrop, Texas, wildfire that destroyed his home of 35 years. The retired school teacher and his wife who...
Wildfires: Sage Grouse Habitat Loss Could Impact Nevada Insureds
Aug 16 2012 // If you’re a business in Nevada, it may not be immediately clear why you should be concered with the state’s nearly dozen wildfires that are consuming almost 600,000 acres and destroying sage grouse habitat. But...
Price Tag For Fighting Utah Wildfires Up To $50M
Aug 16 2012 // State officials say it’s cost $50 million to fight wildfires in Utah this season, and that number is expected to keep climbing. Department of Natural Resources chief Michael Styler told lawmakers Tuesday that more...
Bastrop, Texas, Residents Putting the Past Behind After Wildfire
Aug 15 2012 // Gary Bonnette had traveled with his wife Cynthia and son Aaron to San Antonio to visit family members when he got a phone call saying his home was threatened by a huge wildfire. Neighbors say smoke was pouring over the...
Wildfire Destroys 60 Homes in Washington
Aug 15 2012 // A wildfire between the northwest Washington towns of Cle Elum and Ellensburg at the eastern edge of the Cascade Mountains has prompted the evacuation of another 400 homes and Gov. Christine Gregoire to declare a state of...
California Fire Fee Ignites Anger As Bills Go Out
Aug 13 2012 // More than 800,000 Californians who own property in wildfire country will begin receiving bills this week for a new annual fire-protection fee, rekindling outrage among rural residents and leading to a likely lawsuit...
Wildfires Threaten to Burn Precious Natural Parks in Spain
Aug 13 2012 // Fierce wildfires forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and were threatening some of Spain’s most precious natural parks, including one that is a UNESCO world heritage site, officials said Sunday. Fires on...
Oklahoma, Federal Officials Assess Wildfire Damage
Aug 10 2012 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and state and federal emergency management officials have surveyed parts of the state scorched by recent wildfires. The group viewed damage in Cleveland County on Aug. 9 where they stopped at the...