Feb 12, 2024 · The couple who ignited the huge 2020 El Dorado Fire in San Bernardino County, California by exploding a pyrotechnic device during a "gender-reveal party" were sentenced Friday after reaching a ...

4 days ago · The laws to protect firefighters are designed to provide a degree of comfort and certainty to those who are out there doing their job in an uncomfortable and uncertain environment. And there is no ...

May 18, 2023 · Cal Fire and other agencies are using a network of over 1,000 cameras across California to track wildfires -- and now the public can access the network, too. FOX News reports thatthe University of ...

Feb 21, 2024 · Arduous work is a regular part of the job for wildland firefighters. "To minimize the chance of injury or fatigue, they must maintain physical fitness," according to the Forest Service. "For the ...

Oct 6, 2024 · North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide fire emergency as wildfires killed one person and triggered numerous evacuations. The state’s forest service is fighting multiple fires mainly ...

Feb 26, 2011 · An average surface fire on the forest floor might have flames reaching 1 metre in height and can reach temperatures of 800°C (1,472°F) or more. Under extreme conditions a fire can give off ...

May 16, 2019 · Here are more details: During a 13-day period in Southern California in 1970, 773 wildfires burned 576,508 acres, destroyed 722 homes and killed 16 people. At the time there was no widely accepted ...

Dec 21, 2024 · The Australian aerial firefighting fleet has been upgraded as an anticipated long, hot summer begins across the south, with most states expanding access to more aerial options in their local ...

Nov 12, 2024 · Wildfires in New Jersey and New York are part of a growing trend of increased fire weather in the Northeast U.S. Here's how.

Oct 3, 2024 · The Elk Fire in Wyoming's Big Horn National Forest near the town of Dayton has burned nearly 50,000 acres. Fire crews say it expand more.