Police are asking for the public’s help to find two men they say stole firefighting equipment in Southern California as the region continues to grapple with intense winds and brutal wildfires. The thieves targeted a fire engine with the U.S. Forest Service around 3 a.m. Friday in Rancho Cucamonga, a San Bernardino County city about…
ASHEVILLE – Nearly 200 Buncombe County residents have applied for assistance through a state-managed program assisting owners whose properties were damaged when Tropical Storm Helene swept through the region Sept. 27. Dozens are hoping to have their properties purchased outright. During the Dec. 2 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners briefing, County Manager Avril Pinder updated…
A wildfire near Marion, in McDowell County, an area hard hit by Tropical Storm Helene that downed trees and complicated firefighting operations, is now 100% contained as of Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire, which grew to 518 acres, mostly affected agency land in Pisgah National Forest. The fire started Dec….
Three people, of which two were police officers and one a firefighter, were injured when a garbage truck exploded in a Chicago suburb last Friday. The police officers and firefighter were responding to reports of a truck fire in Arlington Heights, about 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, around 4 p.m. Friday and assessing the…
ASHEVILLE — A collaboration between governmental agencies and nonprofit and faith-based organizations is repurposing some of the remnants of Tropical Storm Helene’s destruction into use for local residents. As part of a project developed by FEMA’s Interagency Recovery Coordination, thousands of trees damaged by Helene will be repurposed under a state project, FEMA announced in…
Firefighters’ efforts to contain the Jennings Creek Wildfire continued on Thursday morning after nearly a week of burning. Here is the latest information on the ongoing fire. Check back throughout the day for updates. Jennings Creek Wildfire is 50% contained The Jennings Creek W76272954007ildfire has burned through 2,283 acres in New Jersey alone, reaching 50%…
An employee with the Federal Emergency Management Agency instructed a disaster relief team to avoid houses displaying signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign, the agency’s administrator said Saturday. The employee, who was not named, was fired from her position, Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a post to social media on Saturday, calling it a violation…