“Significant danger” in Pima County TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pima County authorities have advised residents of foothills area on the northern outskirts of metro Tucson to be prepared to evacuate because of a lightning-sparked wildfire in nearby mountains. ...
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Wildfires Erupt as California Sees Hot, Dry Weather
Several fires across the state SAN DIEGO (AP) — Firefighters were making progress battling several fires Wednesday that had burned through more than 13 square miles (32 square kilometers) of dry brush at Southern California’s Camp Pendleton Marine ...
Read More »Northern Arizona Forests Tighten Fire Restrictions
Limits in Coconino and Kaibab national forests FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — National forests in northern Arizona are expanding fire restrictions because of dry conditions ahead of the anticipated arrival of the monsoon season. Campfires have been prohibited across ...
Read More »Wildfire Closes 39-Mile Stretch of Highway in Rural Arizona
Fire has burned 800 acres of timber and brush MORENCI, Ariz. (AP) — A 39-mile stretch of a scenic highway in a sparsely populated part of eastern Arizona is closed due to a lightning-sparked wildfire burning in the ...
Read More »California Simmers in Spring Heat Wave, Raising Fire Concern
Coast took a summerlike appearance LOS ANGELES (AP) — California simmered in a spring heat wave Tuesday as high pressure cleared skies and pushed away cooling influences. “June Gloom? Not today,” the National Weather Service office for San ...
Read More »Wind Fuels Two Wildfires Outside of Tucson
Two wildfires in Oro Valley ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters were battling two separate wildfires Monday in a mountainous area outside of Tucson. Authorities in the town of Oro Valley said crews made slight progress on a ...
Read More »Camp Pendleton Prescribed Burn
Improving habitat on the base Camp Pendleton – Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department conduct a prescribed burn in the Juliet Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 23, 2020. Firefighters with CPFD are ...
Read More »Alaska Interagency COVID-19, PPE Training
Hygiene and PPE donning and doffing Alaska DNR DOF – This video produced by the Alaska Interagency Wildland Fire Medic Program explains what COVID-19 is, its signs and symptoms, how it spreads, how to prevent the spread and ...
Read More »Windy, Dry Weather Raises California Fire Danger
Several fire across the region LOS ANGELES (AP) — Windy, dry weather raised fire danger in California on Monday. The National Weather Service issued Red Flag warnings for Los Angeles and Ventura counties and for the southern Sacramento ...
Read More »Firefighters Battle Two Wildfires in Northern California
Structures destroyed in fire north of Vacaville VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — One evacuation order was lifted Sunday after firefighters gained the upper hand on a wildfire that destroyed three structures and threatened another 100 in a rural community, ...
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