A powerful storm is pummeling California, bringing heavy rains that could help to counter the high winds fueling a fast-growing wildfire in the Sierra Nevada mountains, but they could also unleash dangerous flooding and landslides further south, where previous fires have stripped vegetation. There were apocalyptic scenes overnight as the Pack Fire, burning near the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A passenger who rode with the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire on New Year’s Day in Southern California has spoken out about his unsettling encounter, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. Officials say 29-year-old Uber driver Jonathan Rinderknecht sparked a small fire after dropping off passengers…
Second life for California trees burned in wildfires – CBS News Watch CBS News From the ashes of January’s Los Angeles wildfires, a story of renewal. Carter Evans shows how a new program is using destroyed trees to rebuild. Source link
Questions about response to Arizona wildfires Questions about response to wildfires burning near Grand Canyon 02:31 Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. — A firefighter working at the scene of a wildfire burning since July at the Grand Canyon died Monday after suffering a cardiac emergency, authorities said. The firefighter was actively involved in fire suppression…
California wildfire decimates historic gold rush town – CBS News Watch CBS News Multiple homes were destroyed in a historic gold rush town after a series of wildfires sparked by lightning tore through parts of California. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Source link
Damage in California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp as lightning sparked-fires scorch 3 counties Damage in California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp as lightning sparked-fires scorch 3 counties 03:41 A wildfire known as the 6-5 Fire has scorched homes in a historic California Gold Rush town that was settled around 1850 by Chinese…
Los Angeles —When wildfires threaten neighborhoods, the official directive is always the same: evacuate immediately. But now, fire officials in Los Angeles County are starting to break from that long-standing message, saying some residents may be able to stay back and fight to protect their homes amid a growing threat. “We’ve always told people that…
SEATTLE (AP) — Lawyers are demanding the release of a longtime Oregon resident arrested by Border Patrol while fighting a Washington state wildfire, saying Friday that the firefighter was already on track for legal status after helping federal investigators solve a crime against his family. His arrest was illegal, the lawyers said, and violated Department…
Seattle — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said Thursday. The arrests prompted Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, of Washington State, to call…
Canada’s worst wildfire season on record tarnished the country’s air quality and had similar effects on pollution in parts of the United States, according to a new report. University of Chicago researchers on Thursday released their annual Air Quality Life Index, a situational update on air pollution and how it impacts life expectancy. The AQLI…