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In 2006, the Tripod Complex Fire burned more than 175,000 acres in north-central Washington. The fire, which was within the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, was more than three times the size of Seattle. Yet while considered severe at the time, ev

The U.S. Forest Service has provided the following information:2023 Six Rivers National Forest Lightning Complex and Redwood Lightning ComplexCalifornia Incident Management Team 2 is in command of the Six Rivers

After a devastating wildfire and a move by its operators to sever ties, the historic Swanton Pacific Railroad in the Santa Cruz Mountains is finally steaming...

Researchers have developed a new tool, REBURN, that can simulate large forest landscapes and wildfire dynamics over decades or centuries under different wildfire management strategies. The model can simulate the consequences of extinguishing all wildfires regardless of size, which was done for much of the 20th century and has contributed to a rise in large and severe wildfires, or of allowing certain fires to return to uninhabited areas to help create a more 'patchwork' forest structur...

Santa Clara County FireSafe Council to install network of sensors in San Jose watershed.

Santa Clara County FireSafe Council to install network of sensors in San Jose watershed.

Solar-powered sensors, which come from the technology company N5 Sensors, measure gas, particulate matter and heat. AI then analyzes that data to detect where small fires may be before they spread.

In reflecting on the two-year anniversary of the death of PG&E troubleman Steve Wink while working in the LNU Lightening Complex Fire, it is disturbing to know that local newspapers did not provide any coverage of the event. Major news outlets throughout the state did cover his death. Why did local newspapers choose to not […]

Dry Creek Complex Fire burning in Tulare County has been 60 percent contained and has burned around 441 acres as of Saturday night.

The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday to recognize the 10-year anniversary of the historically devastating Rim Fire, which broke out Aug. 17, 2013, and burned