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Structures ‘Likely Lost’ as Two Wyoming Wildfires Grow by Miles

October 1, 2024

Bighorn Fire in Santa Catalina Mountains over 100,000 acres

June 30, 2020

CORONADO NAT. FOREST, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - The Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson is at 104,690 acres with 45% containment. The...

SCE Using Drones as Part of Wildfire Prevention Measures

June 26, 2020

BREA, Calif. – Southern California Edison is taking a top-down approach to help check its equipment ahead of wildfire season in the area. The utility is...

Call for aircraft ‘swarm’ to fight fires

June 4, 2020

Australia needs to send "swarms" of aircraft to aggressively attack bushfires early, the aerial firefighting industry says. Aircraft are consistently sent to fires too late...

VIDEO: Neptune Aviation Joins in on Missoula Howls For Health Care Workers

April 16, 2020

MISSOULA — Every night at 8:00 pm residents have been going outside to howl as a sign of appreciation for health care workers during...

Aerial Firefighters & Ground Crews Fight Table Mountain Fire in South Africa

March 16, 2020

A collaborative effort between the South African National Parks (SANParks) service, NCC Wildfires, and South Africa's Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) are currently working both...

Nearly 900 Firefighters Tackle Decker Fire With Aerial Help

October 9, 2019

After more than 900 firefighters rushed to the Decker fire, crews managed to contain 14% of the blaze by Tuesday morning, authorities said. Since the...

Lost Canyon Wildfire South of Dolores is Contained

October 7, 2019

Fire crews on Friday mopped up a wildfire that broke out Thursday morning south of Dolores, said Dolores Fire Chief Mike Zion. The 2-acre Lost...

High in the Cascades, a Lone Fire Lookout Still Keeps Watch

September 30, 2019

GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS, Wash. — Smoke was rising over Bonanza Peak. So Russ Dalton, 72, stepped inside the lookout post perched high above the Glacier Peak...

Francis Fire Continues to Burn in Davis County

September 18, 2019

FRUIT HEIGHTS — A wildfire near Fruit Heights in Davis County continued to burn as crews fought the fire into Tuesday. The fire, named the...

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