New firefighting aircraft headed to US' arsenal
Dec 17, 2024 · An aerial firefighting company will soon introduce a new aircraft to the United States’ wildfire suppression arsenal as it begins upgrading a portion of its air tanker fleet.
Wildfire Today - News and opinion about wildland fire
3 days ago · Palisades Fire via Cal Fire Uninsurable homes. California’s insurance protection gap has grown as the state experiences increasingly devastating wildfires year-on-year. In response to growing ...
Australian fleet poised and ready, while waiting for late arrivals
Dec 21, 2024 · Erickson Air-Cranes on northern hemisphere service, October 2021 in Greece. Photo by Dimitris Klagos. The National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) has contracted 177 aircraft on behalf of ...
North Dakota wildfires trigger statewide emergency, evacuations
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 ...
Italy's wildfire spike linked to Sicily's mafia, report says
Dec 20, 2024 · Italy has seen massive recent increases in both burned areas and the total number of fires, according to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS).. The nation had abnormally high ...
'Unprecedented' Wyoming wildfire expands evacuations
Oct 3, 2024 · The Elk Fire burning throughout Wyoming’s Big Horn National Forest near the town of Dayton triggered evacuations late Tuesday night and expanded evacuation warnings for nearby residents ...
At what temperature does a forest fire burn? - Wildfire Today
Feb 26, 2011 · Forest fires burn at 800°C (1,472° F) to 1200°C (2,192° F). In an article we quoted earlier, a reporter wrote that forest fires burn at 4,000°F.
Line Fire's evacuations hold as it burns away from San Bernardino
Sep 10, 2024 · Crews continue to fight the arson-started Line Fire, which has burned 26,516 acres of the San Bernardino National Forest and sits at 5% contained as of Tuesday morning.. The wildfire has ...
Evacuations hold for Utah’s largest wildfire of the season
Oct 16, 2024 · The Yellow Lake Fire has burned 32,919 acres of Utah’s Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and is at 29% containment as of Wednesday morning, officially making it the state’s largest wildfire ...
El Dorado Fire couple finally sentenced - Wildfire Today
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 ...