Wildfires to threaten southwestern US despite stormy winter season

An AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist and Western U.S. Expert forecast that wildfires will pose a threat to the southwestern US this summer despite significant rain and snow this past winter.

Wildfires to threaten southwestern US despite stormy winter season

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DNR reminds drone operators of wildfire flight restrictions

Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding drone operators that Michigan’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act prohibits an individual from knowingly or intentionally operating a drone or other unmanned aircraft over a wildfire.

DNR reminds drone operators of wildfire flight restrictions

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Wildfires on the rise due to drought and climate change

A 60 Minutes exposé takes a closer look at how climate change and drought have helped fuel mega-fires that ravage hundreds of thousands of acres across the US, costing federal agencies almost $2 billion last year to suppress - more than half the budget of the U.S. Forest Service.

Wildfires on the rise due to drought and climate change

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Report yields new details in 2014 Yosemite air tanker crash

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Janet Upton, Deputy Director of Communications at CAL FIRE, said that, although the NTSB revealed that the pilot of a CAL FIRE S-2T which crashed in Yosemite National Park in 2014 hit trees on his left while avoiding one on his right, the probable cause of the crash will be declared within about 45 days.

Report yields new details in 2014 Yosemite air tanker crash

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Ribbonwood Fire: Firefighters Deploy Air Tankers, Helicopters On 25-Acre Blaze

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Issac Sanchez, PIO for CAL FIRE's San Diego County Unit, reported that a 25-acre wildfire, dubbed the Ribbonwood Fire, blazed across far southeastern San Diego County Wednesday afternoon before a ferocious air assault helped fire crews halt its progress.

Ribbonwood Fire: Firefighters Deploy Air Tankers, Helicopters On 25-Acre Blaze

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Officials predict dire wildfire season

At a wildfire preparedness news conference held at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, state and local fire officials warned that an epic wildfire season could be in store for San Diego County this year, warning homeowners to clear defensible space or risk losing their homes.

Officials predict dire wildfire season

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Q&A Winter rains bring new wildfire dangers in Southern California

A fire ecologist at University of California, Riverside, discussed the wildfire danger in Southern California, where a century of fire suppression and a winter of abundant rainfall have combined to turn San Bernardino Mountain communities into fire traps.

Q&A Winter rains bring new wildfire dangers in Southern California

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Hot weather raises wildfire risk across Southern California

Although hot weather and low humidity in Southern California is expected to abate by midweek, there is a high risk of wildfires due to abundant fuel left over by winter rains.

Hot weather raises wildfire risk across Southern California

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2017 Northwest wildfire season outlook: Average and on time

The fire weather program manager for the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center said that Northwest residents can expect a normal wildfire season that starts on time and includes a stint of heightened danger around the August solar eclipse, when crowds are expected to throng the region.

2017 Northwest wildfire season outlook: Average and on time

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Veteran wildland firefighter program now open to everybody

The Returning Heroes Wildland Firefighter Program, which was initially signed into legislation to help veterans transition back into civilian life as wildland firefighters, is now open to non-veterans.

Veteran wildland firefighter program now open to everybody

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JoAnne Skelly: Wildfire: Prepare, anticipate, evacuate

An Associate Professor & Extension Educator, Emerita at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension discussed how to prepare for wildfires during Wildfire Awareness Month in the Silver State.

JoAnne Skelly: Wildfire: Prepare, anticipate, evacuate

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New Law Enhances Access to Firefighting Equipment, Yet Resource Issues Persist

Governor Jay Inslee has signed a bill allowing the Washington Department of Natural Resources to donate older fire engines to rural fire districts that they otherwise would have to sell at auction, providing much-needed equipment to wildfire-prone areas such as Okanogan and Stevens County.

New Law Enhances Access to Firefighting Equipment, Yet Resource Issues Persist

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Alaska's wildfire season starts slow, despite Southcentral burns

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Mowry, PIO for Alaska Division of Forestry, reported that although the wildfire season has been relatively tame in the Last Frontier so far this year, several recent Anchorage and Mat-Su wildfires have heightened concerns about burn conditions in Southcentral Alaska.

Alaska's wildfire season starts slow, despite Southcentral burns

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Action News Jax goes behind West Mims containment lines

A force of 11 helicopters, 6 fixed wing air-tankers, 77 wildland fire engines, 8 bulldozers, 42 tractor plows and two 20-person Hotshot crews aided over 700 firefighters who have brought the 144,073-acre West Mims Fire to 12% containment.

Action News Jax goes behind West Mims containment lines

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CAL FIRE to Conduct Prescribed Burn in the Jamul Area

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Issac Sanchez, PIO for CAL FIRE's San Diego County Unit, sent along a press release about a 70-acre prescribed burn that will be taking place 4 miles southeast of Jamul within the Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve on May 11.

CAL FIRE to Conduct Prescribed Burn in the Jamul Area

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States Where Wildfires Caused the Most Damage

A compendium of wildfires over the years looks at NIFC’s Fire and Aviation Management Web Applications Program's data provided by the BIA, the BLM, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and other land management departments from 2007 to 2016.

States Where Wildfires Caused the Most Damage

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How you can protect yourself and others from the dangers of wildfires

The San Bernardino County Fire Department and its partners held a kickoff event in front of the burn area of last year’s Blue Cut Fire in the Cajon Pass on Monday to share five things Southern California homeowners should know about protecting life and property from the devastation of a wildfire.

How you can protect yourself and others from the dangers of wildfires

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River Ranch Road Neighborhood prepares long term for wildfire

Nevada County's River Ranch Road Neighborhood is working with the Higgins Area Fire District, CAL FIRE and the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County to conduct a wildfire hazard assessment and develop a plan to address safety concerns.

River Ranch Road Neighborhood prepares long term for wildfire

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Sailors and Marines Participate in 10th Annual Wildland Firefighting Exercise

Personnel and assets from U.S. 3rd Fleet, Navy Region Southwest, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and 3d Marine Aircraft Wing participated in the 10th annual Wildland Firefighting Exercise in conjunction with CAL FIRE and the San Diego Sheriff's Department yesterday.

Sailors and Marines Participate in 10th Annual Wildland Firefighting Exercise

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Prepare now for possible wildfires

An editorial urged residents of Southern California's Inland Empire to prepare for the inevitable wildfires of summer by visiting the www.readyforwildfire.org/Defensible-Space/ website.

Prepare now for possible wildfires

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Firefighters knock down a small brush fire in Griffith Park

Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters called up a firefighting helicopter to help them quickly squelch a 1/4-acre wildfire in Griffith Park which broke out Tuesday afternoon.

Firefighters knock down a small brush fire in Griffith Park

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Man Suspected in San Bernardino National Forest Arson Fires in Custody

Authorities confirmed that a man who allegedly started a number of wildfires in Southern California's San Bernardino National Forest that burned 6 acres was in custody Monday evening.

Man Suspected in San Bernardino National Forest Arson Fires in Custody

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Highgrove blaze now 1,200-plus acres, threatening communication towers

Civilian drones were blamed for the grounding of firefighting aircraft as fire crews grappled with a 1,200-acre Opera Fire, burning near the Riverside County community of Highgrove.

Highgrove blaze now 1,200-plus acres, threatening communication towers

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