| Oregon State Fire Marshal Sends Crews to Protect Homes from Elk Fire Conflagration
8/23/2011 11:35:09 AM With at least 22 homes threatened by the Elk Fire burning four miles west of Madras, yesterday evening Governor Kitzhaber authorized the Oregon State Fire Marshal to implement the state's Conflagration Act. |
| Brush Fire in Hawaii Causes $950,000 in Damages, 2 Homes Destroyed
8/22/2011 4:30:18 PM Fire inspectors estimate roughly $950,000 in damages to six structures and a vinyl fence that were damaged in a brush fire on August 17, 2011. |
| US Forest Service Responds to Wildfire Near Big Bear, California
8/10/2011 10:08:39 AM The US Forest Service received a call of smoke in the area of Forest Road 3N12 in the Holcomb Valley area north of Big Bear, and started a full wildland fire response which includes fire engines, hotshot crews, helicopters and retardant air tankers. |
| Fire Protection Research Foundation Receives Grant for Fire Service Research
8/3/2011 12:46:59 PM The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF), an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), was awarded $835,000 in a Fire Prevention and Safety Grant from the Emergency Preparedness Directorate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a new research project in support of the fire service. |
| Ground & Air Crews in Nevada Continue to Battle Bain Fire
8/1/2011 11:08:39 AM The Bain Fire started at 3:42 p.m. on July 30, 2011. Reno Fire Department investigators advise the fire was human caused. |
 | Weather Forecaster Assists Firefighters in Battling Wildfires
7/25/2011 9:45:56 PM One of the unsung heroes in the battle against wildfires is the National Weather Service's Incident Meterologist, who works closely with the fire department's Fire Behavior Analyst to give Incident Command Officers weather predictions that will help them form their plan of attack. |
| Fire Officials Monitoring Arizona's Beale Fire
7/19/2011 7:24:07 PM The Beale Fire started by lightning Monday, July 18 on the Kaibab National Forest. It is located 16 miles northeast of Williams and southwest of Kendrick Mountain. It has grown to 2 ½ acres. |
| Arizona Forest Using Fire To Achieve Resource Objectives
7/13/2011 10:12:32 AM With the onset of the monsoons, Kaibab National Forest fire managers are evaluating conditions and looking at opportunities to use wildland fire to achieve multiple resource objectives. |
| Pennsylvania Cancer Presumption Law Signing Caps 25-Year Fight
7/11/2011 10:21:20 AM For 25 long years, the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association (PPFFA) has urged state lawmakers to enact legislation to protect fire fighters from exposure to dangerous toxins released from fires. |
| Concert to Benefit Texas Firefighters
7/6/2011 2:45:56 PM Hot, dry conditions hampered firefighters battling a wildfire in Palo Pinto County, Texas that has burned more than 900 acres. Spring fires have already burned nearly 150,000 acres and destroyed about 160 homes in the county. |
