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Wildfires erupt after hottest week in history across parts of the West ignited them

Meteorologists are worried another heat wave could be coming next week for the West, leading to an even higher wildfire risk on the horizon. June 21, 2021, 9:27 AM MDTBy Kathryn Prociv Last week featured one of the worst June heat waves in decades...

AI Could Spot Wildfires Faster Than Humans

A prediction system undergoes testing as the U.S. West braces for another potentially devastating wildfire season By Jane Braxton Little on June 17, 2021 Tubbs Fire burns through California wine country in 2017. Credit: George Rose Getty...

Types of Water Supplies for fire protection systems

BY BRIAN O'CONNOR All water-based fire protection systems have one thing in common, they need water. Without access to an adequate water supply these systems will not be function properly. When determining a water supply you need to make sure it is automatic (when...

Two Fires Sparked By Lightning Near Washington/Oregon Border Grow to Estimated 2,300 Acres; Third Fire Also Burning Southeast of Lewiston

Jun 5, 2021 Updated Jun 5, 2021 Joseph Canyon Fire. June 4, 2021USFS Facebook Twitter Email Print Save JOSEPH, OR - Lightning activity from thunderstorms passing through the area Thursday night and into Friday morning ignited multiple wildfires near the...

Telegraph fire burns more than 80,000 acres to become 10th largest in Arizona history

The wildfire, believed to be human-caused, has been fueled by dry, windy conditions and high temperatures Smoke rises from the Telegraph fire on 7 June above Blue Lake, Arizona. Photograph: Mark Henle/Associated PressGabrielle Canon and...

Arson arrest made in LA wildfire that forced evacuations

A Hotshots fire crew walks in line to fight the wildfire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) By CHRISTOPHER WEBER today LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arson suspect was arrested in connection with a Los Angeles...