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California's heat wave fueling destructive fires. The worst is yet to come, officials fear
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRecord heat is fueling dangerous fires across California, pushing firefighters to the limit and...
CAL FIRE newest C-130s almost ready to start fighting wildfires
KTXL via Yahoo News· 3 months ago(FOX40.COM) — California’s premiere firefighting agency and operator of the world’s largest civil...
Improved air tanker base for fighting wildfires unveiled at Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 week agoMay 17—As fire season looms, the U.S. Forest Service is amping up its readiness with major improvements for air tankers that take the battle to wildfires, dropping fire retardant on the blazes ...
Inside the world of California's fire-reducing goats, a quirky but popular weapon against...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA herd of goats stand in their pen before grazing on drought-stressed land as part of city wildfire...
As California fire season begins, debate over wildfire retardant heats up
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhile many fire experts say retardant is an invaluable resource for battling blazes, a growing...
Firefighters battle massive fire near Hemet from the sky at night
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA firefighting helicopter is dwarfed by the plume of the Fairview fire along Batista Road near Hemet...
Going into wildfire season, Redding now has a 'one-of-a-kind' firefighting air attack base
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 1 month agoInvoking the names of some of California's most devastating fires ― the Carr Fire, Camp Fire and...
Photos: Fast-moving fires force evacuations, char thousands of acres in Riverside County
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Rabbit fire, which began Friday afternoon in the community of Lakeview, had burned 7,600 acres...
Wildfire burns at California-Nevada border, spawning fire tornadoes, torching desert landscape
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe York fire burns in an area of the Mojave National Preserve on Saturday. (R. Almendinger /...
Utah wildfire started by man who said he was trying to burn a spider, officials say
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA fire that burned dozens of acres in Utah was started by a man who confessed to igniting the...