Forest Service using the threat of wildfires to meet timber targets
The agency has sought to minimize environmental oversight, and critics say the agency also has become incentivized to cut ...
Breaking: Four Fire reported in Butte County on Feb. 11
A new wildfire was reported today at 11:55 a.m. in Butte County. Four Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the ...
New prescribed fire reported in San Diego County on Jan. 8
A new prescribed burn, called Palomar Mountain Piles Wcsl, was initiated 12:10 p.m. Jan. 8 in San Diego County. The ...
Fire dept. administrator set 26 fires to ‘give the boys something to do’ in OH, feds say
In December, investigators spoke with Bartels and he admitted to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a ...
Ex-Ohio 911 dispatcher who admitted to starting forest fires gets 18 months in prison
James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on ...
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Fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past—and that's a bad thing
Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...
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Former Fire Department Administrator Sentenced to 18 Months for Arson in Wayne National Forest
A former fire department administrator and police officer has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for setting 26 ...
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SENATOR PADILLA INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILLS TO IMPROVE FIRE MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY
February 11, 2025 (Washington D.C.) -- As Southern California recovers from devastating wildfires, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, ...
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What caused the Palisades and Eaton fires?
A picture of an United States Forest Service task force fighting the Palisades Fire in Southern California. Courtesy of Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA via Wikimedia Commons ...
Drone pilot to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
A drone that authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9 put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper ...