Emily Holshouser - Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. Oct. 26—Gusty Santa Ana winds and dry conditions spelling heightened wildfire danger are forecast for Southern California starting Saturday night and continuing into early next week, according to the National...
New Orleans Is Flooding a Swamp To Extinguish a Wildfire Producing Dense, Foul Smoke
Tristan Baurick - The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Oct. 23—Firefighters hope flooding a New Orleans East swamp will finally put out a fire that has cast noxious-smelling smoke over the city and combined with fog to snarl traffic and may have contributed...
Forest Service Sued Over Loss of Life, Property From NM Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Wildfire
Colleen Heild - Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Oct. 23—In the summer of 2022, Jimmy and Linda Cummings traveled to one of their favorite places on earth, in the forest of northern New Mexico. Linda's mother, Betty Greenhaw, 84, went along for the annual summer trip to the...
Volunteer Brigades Will Help Prep for Disasters in Area Devastated by CA Woolsey Fire
Jaclyn Cosgrove Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Volunteer brigades will help their neighbors prepare for wildfires and other disasters in an area devastated by the 2018 Woolsey fire as part of a new program approved by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. At...
Hawaiian Electric’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan Under Scrutiny
Andrew Gomes The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (TNS) Oct. 15—The company, in its wildfire mitigation plan produced in January and filed with the PUC Oct. 2, said it took up a proactive approach to such risk based on devastating California wildfires in 2018 and its own...
Pacific Gas & Electric Faces CA Penalties for 2021 Dixie Fire
George Avalos - The Mercury News OAKLAND, Calif. — PG&E is facing the prospect of a state penalty and fines in connection with a huge and destructive wildfire that the utility caused in Northern California, regulators said Monday. The state Public Utilities...
Marin (CA) Fire Agencies Take Advantage of Favorable Weather
Will Houston The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif. (TNS) Oct. 8—Compared to recent catastrophic wildfire seasons in California, this one has been relatively mild. Just a few small ignitions have occurred in Marin County, and only 303,000 acres have burned...
Wildfire Destroys Three Homes in Australia; Man Injured by Falling Tree
Three homes were destroyed by a forest fire and a man was injured by a falling tree in the Bega Valley region of southeastern Australia.
Cleanup from Maui Fires Complicated by Island’s Logistical Challenges, Cultural Significance
Cleanup of areas destroyed in the Maui wildfires could end up being one of the most complex to date, federal officials said.
Iron Fire in Northwest CO Now Burning Over 7,300 Acres
Jacob Factor The Denver Post (TNS) The Iron Fire in northwest Colorado that ballooned to over six thousand acres within hours Friday is now burning at over 7,300 acres as of Saturday afternoon. The fire, which is about 18 miles northwest of Craig in Moffat County, is...
Fire Chief Criticizes Fort McCoy Prescribed Burns As Investigators Fail To ID Source of Monroe County (WI) Blaze
Steve Rundio - La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Sep. 26—Federal investigators declined to blame prescribed burns at Fort McCoy for a mid-April wildfire in Monroe County, but a local fire chief is adamant that no burning should have been conducted anywhere in the area during...
In Shawnee National Forest, a Debate Swirls Around How To Best Protect Trees Amid Climate Change and Wildfires
Karina Atkins = Chicago Tribune (TNS) The Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois is a mosaic of towering trees, lush wetlands and commanding rock formations that are the native habitat for a wealth of plants and animals, including 19 species of oaks. The forest...