Instead of forest fire season this year… we got building fire season
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Favorable Weather Helps Fight Against California Forest Fire | California News
JACKSON, Calif. (AP) — Favorable weather early Wednesday aided the fight against a wildfire in California‘s Gold Country that has forced evacuations in two counties. The Electra Fire had burned 6.4 square miles (16.6 square kilometers) of rural terrain but it was now 40% contained without any buildings burned, the California Department of Forestry and […]
Study confirms that intense wildfires in 2020 in western Oregon were not unprecedented
GOES-17 image of wildfire smoke in Washington, Oregon, and California at 5:56 p.m. PDT September 8, 2020. The image was taken during a very strong wind event. by US Forest Service When the 2020 Labor Day fires burned more than 300,000 hectares over two weeks in parts of western Oregon and Washington, they devastated communities […]
$45 sprinklers helped save Logan Lake from wildfire, says mayor – Kamloops News
A.D. In 2021, in the fight against wildfires, a small weapon changed everything. Logan Lake Mayor Robin Smith praised the initiative to save more than 2,000 lives. “It makes a difference. It makes a difference. It works,” Smith said. The idea came from Dan Loiton, a former fire chief at Lake Logan. “For us, there […]
New evacuations for areas near California forest fire | News
JACKSON, California (AP) – Release orders were issued Tuesday, near the California fireworks display, or in the mountainous area, July 4, near a wildfire that sparked a barbecue. The electric fire in Sierra Nevada Gold tripled on Monday afternoon and tripled over 4.7 square miles on Tuesday. Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman said: “The distribution […]
Fire Service reports 378 forest fires in last week
[InTime News] The country saw 378 forest fires last week, the fire service said Wednesday. In an emergency update, Janice Artopoios Attica, Central and Western Greece, Central Macedonia, the Ionian Islands, Sporades, Crete, Eastern Agenia, and Dodekanez identified the most vulnerable areas. In addition to forest fires, firefighters were called in last week to help […]
Hundreds of forest and conservation leaders, educators and others will join the community and forests at the 2022 SFI / PLT Annual Conference
Over a week ago, more than 350 people gathered from SFI and PLT networks to learn about the most pressing issues and challenges facing people and our planet and how to address forests and environmental education. SFI’s mission is to promote sustainability through forest-based collaboration, which is why we chose this year’s theme, “Collaboration for […]
Extreme lightning adds more wildfires to historic season in Alaska
Comment on this story Comment Extreme lightning strikes have caused more than 50 new wildfires in Alaska, declining air quality, forced communities to evacuate, and have already exacerbated historic fires in the state. More than 2.4 million acres have been burned in the interior this year – at least eight acres in the first half […]
Smokey Edison, NJ wildfire contained in industrial area
Edison – A wildfire in the industrial area of New Jersey’s Trumpet was completely engulfed on Tuesday night. The fire broke out at around 11 a.m. on Edison’s Field Road in the area known as Kin-Book Trash, according to the Edison City Administration. Firefighters from Edison and the New Jersey Forest Service consume 59 hectares […]
Hyde County wildfire releasing millions of tons of carbon dioxide
A wildfire in Hyde County is releasing millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Fires on June 19 were caused by lightning. According to the North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS), as of 7 a.m., the fire is estimated at 1,940 acres and 70 percent. The fire is burning on private land in the […]