California disbanded state wildfire-fighting team last year. Would it have helped in LA?
Team Blaze, trained for the sole purpose of fighting fires, could be immediately called up to active duty by the governor ...
Fighting fire with fire: Are man-made burns RI's best weapon against wildfire?
RI just endured a record-setting stretch of wildfires driven by weather extremes. Here's why burning forests might be the ...
FDNY chiefs tour LA wildfire devastation to learn lessons for fighting NYC blazes
It was dramatic … overwhelming,” FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito told the Daily News, recalling the miles of scorched ...
Crews fighting wildfire in Claiborne County
State forestry crews responded to a fire on Powell Mountain Sunday night. It was on south side of the mountain, according to ...
Fighting in Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze the country’s largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
Fighting around Sudan’s largest oil refinery has set the sprawling complex ablaze, sending thick, black polluted smoke over ...
How California National Guard helicopter crews are fighting the LA wildfires
A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ ...
‘Don’t count on’ rain, Cal Fire says as fight continues with Otay wilderness fire
The Red Cross has set up a temporary evacuation shelter at Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway in El Cajon.
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Restructured Wildfire-Fighting Team Helping with CA Blazes
California officials quietly disbanded a dedicated state wildfire-fighting team last year, less than three years after military leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office of Emergency Services ...
California Wildfires: Expected rain may boost firefighting efforts, but officials are vigilant about flooding.
The chances of flash flooding are not high according to forecasts, but city crews are reinforcing roads and telling residents ...
I dropped out of college and now fight wildfires. It's a grueling job with no work-life balance, but it's all worth it to save lives.
When I left college, I wanted real-life experiences. I ended up in Washington state, fighting wildfires. I often spend days ...
Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...