by Web Editor | Jun 10, 2015 | News, News/PR
Despite a wet spring over much of the nation, the Obama administration warned Tuesday of potentially catastrophic wildfires this summer, especially in the Southwest and Northwest. “We’ve been very fortunate here in the central part of the country to have...
by Web Editor | Mar 25, 2015 | News, News/PR
Wildfire season is quickly approaching, and Southern Arizona fire departments spent the day brushing up on their skills. Firefighters from several local agencies, including the Northwest Fire District, Casa Grande Fire Department, Golder Ranch Fire District, and...
by Web Editor | Mar 6, 2015 | News, News/PR
Record low snowpack amid a second straight drought year has wildland managers bracing for what they consider an upcoming wildfire season in which catastrophic wildfires in the Cascades or Siskiyous “seems inevitable.” State and federal wildfire experts...
by Web Editor | Aug 13, 2014 | News, News/PR
President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued a disaster declaration and approved federal aid for wildfire-scorched Washington state, as the U.S. West Coast struggles with a near-record fire season that experts say will likely worsen in the coming weeks. The declaration...
by Web Editor | Jun 11, 2014 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released information showing how limited federal firefighting budgets have impacted states over the last two fiscal years (FYs 2012 and 2013). The state-by-state report provides examples of how funding for local wildfire...