by Web Editor | Sep 28, 2015 | News, News/PR
The amount of land burned by wildfires in the U.S. this year has surpassed 9 million acres, according to data released Thursday by the National Interagency Fire Center. This is only the fourth time on record the country has reached the 9 million-acre mark, center...
by Web Editor | Jun 24, 2015 | News, News/PR
Air tankers and helicopters were helping hundreds of firefighters battle a wildfire south of Lake Tahoe where no structures have been damaged but the California mountain town of Markleeville remained on standby for possible evacuations. About 500 personnel were...
by Web Editor | Aug 21, 2013 | News, News/PR
An out-of-control forest fire threatening more than 2,000 structures near Yosemite National Park was one of more than 50 active, large wildfires dotting the western U.S. on Wednesday. The remote blaze in Stanislaus National Forest west of Yosemite grew to more than 25...
by Web Editor | Jun 17, 2013 | News, News/PR
At least two people have been killed so far in the Black Forest fire, El Paso County, Colorado Sheriff Terry Maketa said Thursday. They were the first confirmed fatalities in the fire, which began Tuesday and pushed toward densely populated subdivisions of Colorado...