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N.M. Report Calls For Changes to Wildland Fire Strategy

Major changes are sought in fire management strategy as outlined in a New Mexico report on two catastrophic wildfires last year.

News • April 3rd, 2013

More Than a Dozen Wildfires Burn in Central Fla.

Several fires are reported west of Orlando in the Kissimmee area and Orange and Seminole counties are at a very high risk for wildfires.

News • April 1st, 2013

Boston Firefighters Find Burned Man Near Brush Fire

Boston firefighters don't know a badly burned man ended up in the Muddy River near a brush fire on Saturday night.

News • April 1st, 2013

Prescribed Burn Gets Out of Hand in Florida

A prescribed burn flared out of control in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area and threatened about a dozen homes.

News • March 30th, 2013

Fire Mitigation Efforts Paid Off For Colo. Community

The Waldo Canyon fire last summer gave the forest service and other officials with Fire Adapted Communities a first glimpse of how long-established mitigation protects a neighborhood hit by wildfire.

News • March 28th, 2013

S.C. Authorities Investigate Delay in Fire Response

Horry County officials are trying to determine why it took three minutes to dispatch a call for a massive brush fire that claimed dozens of homes and displace nearly 200 residents.

News • March 26th, 2013

Colo. Lawmakers Propose State Wildfire Aircraft Fleet

Colorado senators plan to introduce a bill next week to create a state fleet of aircraft to fight fires.

News • March 22nd, 2013

Colo. Wildfire Victim, 91, Fights With Insurance Company

A victim of the Waldo Canyon fire is suing her insurance agent because she alleges he negligently drafted an insurance policy that didn't cover the cost of replacing her home.

News • March 22nd, 2013

Agreement Reached in Idaho Firefighter's Death

An agreement has been reached regarding the citations levied in the wake of the death of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter who was killed by a falling tree in last summer's Steep Corner fire.

News • March 22nd, 2013

S.C. Responders Describe Chaos of Massive Fire

A weekend fire that destroyed 26 buildings and displaced 190 people moved so quickly through the Carolina Forest and Windsor Green, there just wasn't time to do much of anything.

News • March 22nd, 2013

OSHA Levies Fines in Idaho Forestry Firefighter LODD

The fire management company has been cited for violations and fined by OSHA following a probe after the death of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter in Idaho last summer.

News • February 14th, 2013

Mo. Assistant Chief Seriously Injured at Brush Fire

A Marshfield firefighter was injured Saturday after a branch from a burning tree fell on him.

News • January 4th, 2012

Wildland Firefighter Jailed for Setting Calif. Fire

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- A U.S. Forest Service firefighter scheduled to start trial this week on arson charges accepted a plea agreement Monday. Daniel Mariano Madrigal was immediately sentenced to state prison after he accepted the deal, which...

News • November 30th, 2011

Colorado Wildfire Contained; Evacuations Lifted

BOULDER, Colo. -- Firefighters contained three wildfires in the foothills west of Boulder Saturday afternoon and evacuations were lifted for 160 homes. Reacting to high-fire conditions, including strong winds expected...

News • November 13th, 2011

Calif. Residents Form Fire Preparedness Group

POWAY, Calif. -- Members of one local community are taking extra steps to be prepared before another wildfire hits the region. The fires of 2003 and the Witch Fire of 2007 sent the county into a state of emergency and will forever be...

News • November 10th, 2011

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