Joe Kovac Jr. - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution MACON — A man who busted into a remote cabin with an ax and set fire to a couch, sparking a blaze that burned nearly 700 acres in Middle Georgia’s Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, has pleaded guilty to first-degree...
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Maui's historic town of Lahaina in August was identified Friday as a 70-year-old woman whose husband, sister and several other relatives also...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government declared a disaster Thursday and asked for international help to combat raging wildfires that are expected to worsen in coming days due to warm, dry conditions associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon. Officials...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing guide company has paid $900,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government alleging one of its guides started a wildfire in 2019, the U.S. attorney’s office for Alaska said in a statement Wednesday. Court documents...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict in a series of legal proceedings that are expected to put the utility PacifiCorp on the hook for billions of dollars over...
By REBECCA BOONE, CLAUDIA LAUER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The day after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community on Maui, the barrage of 911 calls didn't stop: Reports of missing people, stranded family members and confused...
The Fire Department and the Laguna Canyon Foundation, which monitor weed abatement, will evaluate fuel modification zones.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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