As Wildfire Season Arrives, Budget Woes and Federal Uncertainty Put States at Risk March 31, 2025 By Martha Bellisle Budget woes, combined with cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s tariff and sovereignty threats against Canada,...
Crews Slow Progress of Sierra Wildfire, But Evacuations Orders Remain September 5, 2024 By Jim Salter and Christopher Weber Firefighters battling a California wildfire that has burned through more than 5 square miles of the high Sierra made significant...
California Wildfire Now State’s Fourth Largest on Record, Containment Increased August 2, 2024 Firefighters have increased containment on the Park Fire near Chico, California, which at 621-square-miles as of Friday is now the...
Firefighters Battled Blaze in Historic Firehouse Near U.S. Capitol December 18, 2023 Firefighters in Washington, D.C., on Friday battled a three- alarm fire that started in a three-story former firehouse under renovation...
Kansas Firefighters Receive $16.8M From Insurance Department June 21, 2023 The Kansas Insurance Department distributed $16.8 million to firefighters across the state, funds generated by a two percent tax paid...
Fires Becoming Deadlier as Firefighter Recruitment Wanes January 17, 2023 By Rebecca Santana Fires feeding off modern materials found in people’s homes are burning faster and becoming deadlier at the same time that...
EPA, Forest Service Seek Permanent Firefighters Near Montana Asbestos Site July 18, 2016 The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service want to station 10 firefighters near Libby this summer so crews...
California Wildfire Grows, Fires Threaten Communities around West June 17, 2016 Hundreds of firefighters battled a 1,400-acre fire moving through coastal canyons in California on Thursday. Hot, dry weather across the...
California Blazes Destroy 2,000-plus Homes, Curb Insurer Appetites September 23, 2015 By Don Jergler A pair of massive California wildfires that have destroyed more than 2,000 structures are now considered among the most damaging...
11,000 Firefighters on Front Lines in California Blazes August 21, 2015 A large blaze burning for nearly three weeks in a recreation area outside Kings Canyon National Park has scorched more...