Wildfires Burn in California and Arizona, Residents Return After Utah Blaze
NILAND, Calif. — A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California desert town near the Salton Sea, authorities said Monday. In the meantime,...
View ArticleCalifornia, Nevada Crews Scramble to Douse Blazes from Fireworks
SAN FRANCISCO — Firefighters scrambled to douse grass and structure fires sparked by illegal Fourth of July fireworks in California’s Central Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. The city of San...
View ArticleCalifornia Crews Scramble to Douse Blazes From Fireworks
SAN FRANCISCO — Firefighters scrambled to douse grass and structure fires sparked by illegal Fourth of July fireworks across California. The city of San Francisco saw at least 100 fires between 3 p.m....
View Article21 Injured in Fire Aboard Ship at Naval Base San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Firefighters on land, in the air and on the water on Monday were still battling a blaze on a Navy ship that injured at least 21 people and sent smoke billowing over San Diego. The fire began …
View ArticleFirefighters Combat Blazes in Central and Northern California
COALINGA, Calif. — More than 900 firefighters aided by helicopters and air tankers battled a wildfire in a rural area of Central California on Thursday. The fire in the Diablo Range west of the Fresno...
View ArticleCoronavirus Challenging For Crews Fighting Arizona Wildfires
PHOENIX — This year’s wildfire season has been an extra challenging one for firefighters. Not only have crews had to battle some massive fires around Arizona, they have had to deal with changes in...
View ArticleReport on Electric Storage Explosion Highlights Danger of a Growing Technology
An investigation into the cause of an explosion at an Arizona energy storage facility that injured four firefighters confirms what engineers had feared: Packing lithium-ion batteries tightly together...
View ArticleCrews Battle Wildfires Amid Brutal Heat Wave in California
LOS ANGELES — Firefighters struggled to contain three wildfires near Los Angeles on Saturday as forecasters warned that the risk of new fires was high with temperatures expected to spike and humidity...
View ArticleCalifornia Firefighters Battle Wildfires in Extreme Heat
LOS ANGELES — California firefighters battled destructive wildfires Monday as a lengthening heat wave roasted the state. Thousands of homes were at risk and air quality deteriorated in areas affected...
View ArticleCalifornia ‘Dream House,’ Decades in the Making, is in Ashes
VACAVILLE, Calif. — When he closes his eyes at night, Hank Hanson hears sirens in his dreams — a byproduct of living nearly 30 years in the wildfire-prone wilderness of Northern California between San...
View ArticleHuge Fire Breaks Out at Beirut Port a Month After Explosion
BEIRUT — A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, sending up a thick column of black smoke and raising new panic among traumatized residents after last month’s catastrophic blast at the...
View ArticleNothing Left in The Bucket’: Wildfire Resources Run Thin
Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames. Before that, he and his crew had worked...
View ArticleAs Wildfires Approach Silicon Valley, Tech Firms Struggle to Find the Backing...
Silicon Valley’s innovation engine has been slow to produce useful new tools to help firefighters like Dave Winnacker extinguish the deadly blazes that each year fill California’s skies with smoke....
View ArticleSouthern California Edison Focus of Wildfire Probe
SAN FRANCISCO — Investigators are looking into the possibility that tree branches hitting Southern California Edison electrical equipment may have sparked a fire in the mountains near Los Angeles that...
View ArticleCalifornia Heat Wave Prompts Power Shutdowns, Fire Danger
SAN FRANCISCO — More than 50,000 California utility customers were without power and others around the state were urged to conserve electricity Thursday amid a fall heat wave that brought another round...
View ArticleStrong Winds Fan Colorado’s Largest Recorded Wildfire
CreplaceENNE, Wyo. — The largest wildfire in Colorado history grew overnight as high winds pushed the blaze through rural communities and the forecast predicts more “extreme fire behavior” on Saturday....
View ArticleSnow, Cold Weather Puts Damper on Colorado Wildfire
DENVER — Snow and cold weather on Sunday put a damper on a wildfire that has forced thousands of people to evacuate in northern Colorado and burned part of Rocky Mountain National Park, but fire...
View ArticleAs Zeta Raged, Mississippi Family Watched Their Home Burn
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — Whenever Bobby Turgeau talks about the night Hurricane Zeta swept across the Coast, there’s one line he can’t stop repeating: “I did everything wrong.” That night, Zeta brought...
View ArticleNevada Wildfire Victims Share Varied Stories
RENO, Nev. — With a wind-whipped wildfire roaring through a Reno neighborhood, David Howton sprang into action with a garden hose and was lucky to save his home. About a mile away, Scott and Mimi...
View ArticleLands Chief Again Proposes Dedicated Funds to Fight Wildfire
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — After yet another year of catastrophic wildfires in Washington state, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz is once again proposing that the state create a dedicated fund to...
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