The Fire Department and the Laguna Canyon Foundation, which monitor weed abatement, will evaluate fuel modification zones.
Wildland Briefings: Create Impact with Context and Incident Specifics
By Todd McNeal Stress is our fireground enemy, undermining our ability to promptly recognize and rapidly respond to changing conditions. To combat this stress reaction that every human experiences, we should convert information to intelligence by applying context and...
Wildfire Prevention and Helping Maui Recover From Flames Top the Agenda for HI Lawmakers
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an age of climate change. The tragedy...
Target Shooter Starts Wildfire in National Forest, Feds Say. Now He Must Pay $180,000
Julia Marnin - The Charlotte Observer A man must pay $180,000 after federal officials said he started a wildfire with a shotgun loaded with flaming, incendiary rounds of ammunition. The blaze began April 30, 2023, soon after the man asked two people if he could...
Wildland Urban Interface Fires
BY BRIAN DODGE A few years ago, I was talking to one of my captains about a “small” brush fire that had occurred the previous shift. I was off that day and was interested in how the incident went. The fire involved two to three acres located off a major roadway. The...
Fireworks Over New Year’s Holiday Likely Sparked LA Marsh Fire
Posted: Jan 1, 2024 Slug: NMG-Fireworks-over-New-Years-holiday-likely-sparked-ma Anthony Mcauley and Chelsea Shannon The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate (TNS) Jan. 1—Firefighters in St. Tammany Parish battled a Slidell-area marsh fire authorities...
Pacific Gas and Electric Completes 600 Miles of Underground Power Lines to Quash Fire Danger
Lynzie Lowe The Reporter, Vacaville, Calif. Dec. 21—Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced Wednesday completion of more than 600 miles of underground powerlines within its service region since 2021 as part of their 10,000-Mile Undergrounding program. The...
Australia Wildfire Destroys at Least Two Homes, Injures Two
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth on Thursday destroyed at least two homes and injured two people, officials said. An emergency warning was issued for the eastern suburb of Parkerville...
Firefighters Battle a Wildfire on the Slopes of a Mountain Near Cape Town in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — More than 300 firefighters battled a blaze on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa for a second day on Wednesday and residents were evacuated from at least one neighborhood overnight,...
Long-Awaited Federal Wildfire Aircraft Expected to Come to CA; When Can They Fly?
Gillian Brassil - The Sacramento Bee WASHINGTON — California is a step closer to getting long-promised firefighting aircraft in the air. The state and its fire protection agency will have to get them into shape, but the first of the seven C-130 aircraft could be in...
Two ID Men Accused of Rigging Bids for Trucks and Trailers Used at Wildland Fires
Nicole Blanchard - The Idaho Statesman Two Idaho men have been charged with federal fraud and conspiracy charges after an alleged scheme to rig contract prices for firefighting equipment used by the U.S. Forest Service. In a news release Monday, the U.S. Attorney’s...
Latest Weapon in the CA War on Wildfires: Beavers!
Ed Booth Chico Enterprise-Record, Calif. Dec. 14—SACRAMENTO — With undisputable benefits to the environment, chief among them causing the retention of water in the landscape, beavers have proven value to nature. So, what's the best way to replicate those benefits?...