What causes wildfires?

The San Francisco Chronicle provided a look at ten of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, underscoring the fact that humans are responsible for many of the wildfires which crop up in the Golden State.

What causes wildfires?

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A Bit of Wildfire Isn't Necessarily a Bad Thing

An associate professor in the department of biological sciences and director of the Ozark Research Field Station at Missouri University of Science and Technology took a balanced look at the benefits and detriments of wildfires around the globe.

A Bit of Wildfire Isn't Necessarily a Bad Thing

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Fighting fire with fire: Should California burn its forests to protect against catastrophe?

Wildfire NOTD subscribers Timothy Ingalsbee, Executive Director of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology, and Rick Halsey, the Director of the California Chaparral Institute, discussed the virtues of using controlled burns to curb wildfires in the Golden State.

Fighting fire with fire: Should California burn its forests to protect against catastrophe?

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Trial to Shed Light on Status of Workers Hired to Help Fight California Wildfires

A trial about the death of a CAL FIRE bulldozer contractor during last year's fire season could hold important ramifications for wildfire contractors across the Golden State.

Trial to Shed Light on Status of Workers Hired to Help Fight California Wildfires

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Forestry Officials Warn Of Fire Danger As Dry Weather Persists

After a two-week dry spell since the last appreciable rainfall hit much of Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, officials with the Florida Forest Service’s Blackwater Forestry Center are keeping a wary eye on the weather amid an elevated potential for wildfires.

Forestry Officials Warn Of Fire Danger As Dry Weather Persists

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Late-season rains mask looming fire danger as lush plants turn dry and explosive

California’s wet winter is set to extend well into May, thanks to some new storms, but fire experts and climatologists said the extra moisture is likely to worsen the wildfire outlook because it will increase the fuel load.

Late-season rains mask looming fire danger as lush plants turn dry and explosive

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'World's largest and fastest squirt gun' ready to help fight wildfires

Having completed routine maintenance at the Pinal Airpark, at Red Rock, AZ, Global SuperTanker's massive Boeing 747-400, air-tanker is ready to fight wildfires for another season.

'World's largest and fastest squirt gun' ready to help fight wildfires

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Trump wants to slash payments to California for fighting wildfires on federal land

As California prepares for what some officials fear will be another devastating fire season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Forest Service are withholding $72 million in reimbursements that state fire agencies say are owed for battling wildfires on federal lands last year.

Trump wants to slash payments to California for fighting wildfires on federal land

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Firefighter Suicides Rise in the Wake of Deadly Wildland Blazes

The stress on wildland firefighters battling repeated blazes and seeing the bodies of those killed in deadly fires like last year's Camp Fire is impacting firefighters' mental health, fire officials said yesterday at a joint California Senate and Assembly hearing.

Firefighter Suicides Rise in the Wake of Deadly Wildland Blazes

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San Diego People – Wildfire Preparedness

In a long news video segment, wildfire preparedness in the San Diego area was the topic of discussion following last year's wildfire season, the most destructive and deadly in the history of the Golden State.

San Diego People – Wildfire Preparedness

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Colorado tests new technology to battle wildfires

The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Center of Excellence is partnering with Honda to test an autonomous ATV that can goal carry a lot of equipment and medical supplies for wildland firefighters to lighten their load.

Colorado tests new technology to battle wildfires

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We’ve spent 100 years growing a tinderbox across the West. Now it’s wildfire season

A video segment looks at efforts to reverse a century of bad forest management across the West with controlled burns and other fuel reduction projects.

We’ve spent 100 years growing a tinderbox across the West. Now it’s wildfire season

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Zika wildfire protection bill heads to governor's desk

House Bill 2222, legislation to improve the Beaver State's wildfire protection efforts, unanimously passed the Oregon Senate on Tuesday and is headed to Gov. Kate Brown's desk for signature.

Zika wildfire protection bill heads to governor's desk

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California Is Entering an Era of Endless Wildfires

Los Angeles Magazine looked at how Southern California has become a "model for normalization" for the rest of the state and the West in general, where the annual acreage burned by wildfires is expected to at least double by 2050.

California Is Entering an Era of Endless Wildfires

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Gov. Gavin Newsom announces wildfire technology competition at conference in La Jolla

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Lasser, a retired Lt Colonel in the California National Guard, sent along an article about an announcement by the governor that the state is partnering with X Prize to find technology that focuses on detecting fires in their infancy, along with suppression strategies.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announces wildfire technology competition at conference in La Jolla

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Breaking down the numbers: How prepared are emergency responders for wildfire season?

Following a year in which wildfires claimed 100 lives, including six First Responders, and burned 20,000 structures across the Golden State, the next article looks at preparations for this year's wildfires.

Breaking down the numbers: How prepared are emergency responders for wildfire season?

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The vicious climate-wildfire cycle

The World Economic Forum took a closer look at the vicious circle between a warming climate and worsening wildfires in the West that add more CO2 to the atmosphere.

The vicious climate-wildfire cycle

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Fire official: ‘It’s no longer a fire season, we’re now calling it a fire year’

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bob Baird, Director of USFS Pacific Southwest Region Fire and Aviation Management, stated that 'It’s no longer a fire season, we’re now calling it a fire year,' at a wildfire preparedness event at Orange County Fire Authority's Fullerton Air Ops base.

Fire official: ‘It’s no longer a fire season, we’re now calling it a fire year’

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Years of deadly wildfires forces California officials to revamp evacuation planning as new fire season arrives

California state leaders are pushing local county officials to plan in advance to issue wide-reaching alerts, hoping to prevent future fires from growing even deadlier following the failure of officials to adequately evacuate areas ravaged by wildfires in 2017 and 2018.

Years of deadly wildfires forces California officials to revamp evacuation planning as new fire season arrives

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Forest fires cause snow to melt earlier in the western U.S.

Researchers at Portland State University, the Desert Research Institute, and the University of Nevada, Reno reported that wildfires are accelerating snow melt in the West, something which could affect water supplies and could even trigger additional, even more severe forest fires.

Forest fires cause snow to melt earlier in the western U.S.

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WATCH: Wildfire season prediction update

The National Interagency Fire Center provided an update on the wildfire season ahead, which forecasts that the Pacific Northwest and the West Coast will see an uptick in wildfire activity this summer.

WATCH: Wildfire season prediction update

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Deadly wildfires drove an exodus from California cities last year, new report shows

State population estimates released on Wednesday showed that wildfires drove an exodus from some cities last year, shifting tens of thousands of residents from Paradise, Redding and Malibu to other communities.

Deadly wildfires drove an exodus from California cities last year, new report shows

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Across the West, May is Wildfire Awareness Month

The governors of 11 western states have signed a proclamation recognizing May 2019 as Wildfire Awareness Month, encouraging all citizens to "take steps to better prepare their home and communities for wildfires and work toward becoming a fire-adapted community."

Across the West, May is Wildfire Awareness Month

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