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Crews focus on interior of Lucas Fire as red flag warning is lifted in Lake County
14+ hour, 8+ min ago (401+ words) Firefighters continued suppression efforts against the Lucas Fire, burning near the Mendocino National Forest and Bachelor Valley Sunday, Sept. 13. The wildfire initially began Thursday, Sept. 10, near the border of Mendocino and Lake counties. The fire jumped containment Thursday afternoon as…...
Big fires demand a big response: How 1910’s Big Burn can help us think smarter about fighting wildfires and living with fire
16+ hour, 14+ min ago (559+ words) The US has learned that it cannot suppress its way to a healthy relationship with fire in the West. That strategy failed, even before climate change proved it to be no strategy at all....
The U.S. Is Having One of Its Most Active Wildfire Seasons. Here’s How the Costs Are Adding Up
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (775+ words) An Orange County Fire Authority helicopter drops water on the Gibby Fire near Caspers Wilderness Park in Trabuco Canyon, California, on Sept. 2, 2026. The United States is on pace to see one of its most active wildfire seasons on record. According…...
Giant reed invasion in California is turning an old erosion-control plant into a major wildfire and water threat- Moneycontrol.com
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (679+ words) A plant introduced to California nearly 200 years ago to help control erosion has become a growing environmental problem, crowding out native vegetation, increasing wildfire fuel and consuming large amounts of water. Known as giant reed or arundo, Arundo donax was…...
Fire weather minus wind, bills to help with wildfire recovery
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (251+ words) California’s two biggest wildfires are the Timber and Plaskett fires in Big Sur. Together they have burned more than 55,000 acres. Plaskett Fire meteorologist Terry Lebo says the current weather has most of the traits of fire weather. Lebo spoke at…...
Heat advisory and drone disrupt firefighting efforts near Big Sur
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (406+ words) Firefighters battling the Timber and Plaskett fires were already concerned about triple-digit heat and low humidity over the next couple of days when another concern emerged Wednesday evening: drones. U.S. Forest Service firefighters said at least one drone, and possibly two,…...
Moonshine Fire Grows To 3,500 Acres, Crews Save Ranch And Brace For 45-Mph Winds
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (998+ words) The lightning-caused Moonshine Fire about 17 miles southwest of Wheatland has swelled to an estimated 3,458 acres and remains 0% contained on Thursday, with more than 150 people now assigned to the fire. Crews are now bracing for 45-mph wind gusts. Firefighters worked through…...
Wildfires could displace you for months. Is your insurance ready?
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (339+ words) Catastrophic wildfires have dominated headlines over the past few years, most prominently the Southern California fires in early 2025 that decimated...
How drought could affect wildfires in Alabama
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (28+ words) WBRC How drought could affect wildfires in Alabama The Jefferson County Lady Mayors talk with WBRC's Gillian Brooks about friendship, leadership...
EXPLAINER: How fires are investigated in North Carolina
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (665+ words) When a major fire is extinguished in North Carolina, another job often begins: figuring out how it started. Fire investigations can involve local fire departments, law enforcement agencies and, in some cases, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)....