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The “fuel” part of the equation can be affected by climate change. California’s rainy season came in late last year, leaving ...
A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill seeking to centralize wildland firefighting ... Act of 2025 would set a 30-minute limit, “to the extent practicable” for fire crews to respond to an incident.
It's officially spring in the Rocky Mountains, which means many of us find our garden tools in the shed and start poking around the yard doing cleanup and planting on days when it's sunny and dry—in ...
The risk posed by brush fires in Connecticut was high once again Tuesday, officials say, a day after rainy weather tamped ...
For current regulations, you're asked to call Cherokee Nation Wildland Fire ... Olive Fire said to leave immediately and to have a pre-packed bag ready to go with all your important documents ...
(Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) Local fire officials say they are ready for the upcoming wildfire ... for all of our firefighters to deal with wildland firefighting and wildland-urban interface ...
This is when firefighters intentionally set parts of grassy or wooded areas on fire to rid the area of fuels that would allow a wildfire to expand. The Houston Fire Department Wildland team spent ...
If you need to evacuate to get out of the way of a wildfire, it will help to have a kit ready. Three days ... These are steps to take before a fire is spreading. If you’re told to evacuate, take your ...
Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Saturday for ...
Whether to return to the federal workforce is a decision confronting thousands of fired employees after two judges this month ...
The Four Corners region — where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet — is among those on the radar for high fire potential given the unfavorable conditions. Firefighters in San Juan County ...