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B.C. wildfires: Plans underway for residents to return to Fort Nelson
Houston Today· 3 days agoThe mayor of the regional municipality that includes the evacuated community of Fort Nelson, B.C.,...
After Wildfire, Hawaii Fire Crews Take Stock of Their Ability to Communicate in a Crisis
Insurance Journal· 1 day agoFire departments across the state are reevaluating their emergency communication capabilities after...
Pacific Northwest company says there's a market-based solution to restoring wildfire-scorched...
KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland· 14 hours ago“When you first get there, it's a shocking sight,” said Matthew Aghai, describing the scene of a...
Embroiled in lawsuits from wildfires, Xcel faces tradeoffs of safety vs. cost
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoA transmission line patrol foreman for Xcel Energy smacked the base of a wood power pole with a hammer on a Wednesday afternoon in April, kicking dust into the air with a thump as part of safety ...
Weather helping damp down Alberta wildfires but careless behaviour still a worry
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA week of cool, wet temperatures has made a significant difference to Alberta's wildfire situation...
Volunteers power wildfire mitigation efforts in the Tri-Cities
The Columbian· 5 days agoEarlier this month, dozens of volunteers were cutting down trees and removing dead branches and...
UK disaster response needs 'urgent' £100m upgrade
BBC via AOL· 2 days agoThey need to be replaced by smaller modern pods that can be more easily transported by “prime mover” vehicles to remote wildfire locations across the...
Sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire, flood risks
ABC News· 3 days agoAs Texas wildfires burned toward the nation's primary nuclear weapons facility, workers hurried to...
Officials outline B.C. wildfire supports amid 'harrowing times'
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOfficials are establishing support systems for thousands of evacuees displaced from their homes by ...
How PG&E Is Reducing Wildfire Risks Using Satellite Imagery
POWER Magazine via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoWildfires have had a devastating impact on California and on the state’s largest utility company,...