Hawaii releases detailed timeline of deadly wildfire that razed Lahaina
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – A fire engine arrived within five minutes of the first reports of a wildfire last August on the edge of …
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Residents in Western Australia urged to flee as wildfire rages
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Residents in the state of Western Australia were urged to evacuate their homes on Saturday, as a bushfire burned out of control …
Pilot in Deadly Crash that Sparked 831-Acre Wildfire Identified
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lacey Township Police Department has identified the pilot killed in a weekend plane crash that sparked an 831-acre wildfire. An …
Hawaiian Airlines parent tempers outlook on Maui wildfire, engine issues
(Reuters) – Hawaiian Holdings Inc, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, said on Tuesday that its third-quarter revenue had been trending positively but was reversed …
100 Acre Wildfire Burning Near Airport After Plane Crash
LACEY TWP, NJ – A crashed plane is believed to be the cause of a wildfire that has spread to 100 acres near Robert J. …
‘We Are Dealing With Global Warming’: Hawaii Gov Once Again Blames Deadly Wildfire On Climate Change
‘We Are Dealing With Global Warming’: Hawaii Gov Once Again Blames Deadly Wildfire On Climate Change Harold Hutchison on August 31, 2023 Democratic Gov. Josh …
‘Man-Made Disaster’: Byron Donalds Blames ‘Green New Deal Stuff’ For Maui Wildfire
‘Man-Made Disaster’: Byron Donalds Blames ‘Green New Deal Stuff’ For Maui Wildfire Harold Hutchison on August 30, 2023 Republican Rep. Byron Donalds blamed “green new …
Greece wildfire destroys area bigger than New York City
By Stamos Prousalis and Karolina Tagaris EVROS, Greece/ATHENS (Reuters) – A wildfire burning in northeastern Greece for 11 days has destroyed an area larger than …
Two Years After Biden Personally Promised Aid, Grizzly Flats Wildfire Victims Are Still Struggling
Two Years After Biden Personally Promised Aid, Grizzly Flats Wildfire Victims Are Still Struggling Lillian Tweten on August 27, 2023 FEMA has denied Individual Assistance …
Hawaiian Electric shares sink on wildfire lawsuit, dividend pause, ratings cut
(Reuters) -Hawaiian Electric shares on Friday plunged to their lowest level since 1984 as a lawsuit alleging negligence leading to Maui wildfires raised investor worries …
Moody’s downgrades Hawaiian Electric’s credit to junk amid Maui wildfire scrutiny
(Reuters) – Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service downgraded utility Hawaiian Electric Industries’s credit rating to junk status on Friday, the second such cut this week …
Maui’s ‘one big family’ of locals rally to aid of wildfire victims
By Jonathan Allen LAHAINA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Although Uilani Kapu’s home was spared by the wildfires that raged through West Maui last week, she has …
Maui’s Emergency Operation Chief Whose Agency Failed To Sound Wildfire Sirens Had No Relevant Experience
Maui’s Emergency Operation Chief Whose Agency Failed To Sound Wildfire Sirens Had No Relevant Experience Nick Pope on August 16, 2023 Herman Andaya, the administrator …
‘Horrible, Horrible Disservice’: Tulsi Gabbard Unloads On Biden Admin’s Response To Maui Wildfire
‘Horrible, Horrible Disservice’: Tulsi Gabbard Unloads On Biden Admin’s Response To Maui Wildfire Harold Hutchison on August 16, 2023 Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard blasted …
Hawaiian Grid Operator Focused On Promoting Green Energy Instead Of Wildfire Preparedness
Hawaiian Grid Operator Focused On Promoting Green Energy Instead Of Wildfire Preparedness Nick Pope on August 16, 2023 Hawaiian Electric, the utility company whose power …
Maui wildfire shutters treasured Hawaiian language school
By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – The Punana Leo language-immersion school in Lahaina, the historic former capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, stood for decades as …
Biden to visit Hawaii on Monday, meet with wildfire survivors -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Hawaii on Monday to survey damage from the deadly wildfires …
Prayers, terror and a race to escape as wildfire bore down on Hawaiian town
By Jorge Garcia and Sandra Stojanovic OLOWALU, Hawaii (Reuters) – Yadira Ulloa was pumping gas near the apartment building where she lived on the western …
‘Most Incompetent President’: Trump Says Biden Was ‘Not Prepared’ To Deal With Hawaii Wildfire
‘Most Incompetent President’: Trump Says Biden Was ‘Not Prepared’ To Deal With Hawaii Wildfire Harold Hutchison on August 14, 2023 Former President Donald Trump blasted …
Canadian wildfire emissions double previous record as flames rage on
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Forest fires in Canada this year have released 290 million tonnes of carbon, doubling a previous annual record, and emissions are set …
US says it started a third New Mexico wildfire in 2022
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – The U.S. Forest Service said it started another New Mexico wildfire in 2022, bringing to three the number of blazes …
More Heat, Rain and Canadian Wildfire Smoke on Tap Tuesday for the Jersey Shore
ASBURY PARK, NJ – The weather conditions along the Jersey Shore for Tuesday are expected to be partly sunny with a high temperature of around …
Canadian wildfire smoke back in New Jersey, Pennsylvania today
Smoke from wildfires in Canada has returned to the tri-state area today and air quality conditions are diminished across Pennsylvania and some parts of New …
Millions In US Under Air Quality Alerts As Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Midwestern, East Coast Skies Yet Again
Millions In US Under Air Quality Alerts As Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Midwestern, East Coast Skies Yet Again Nick Pope on June 28, 2023 Tens of …
Air Quality Alerts Issued As Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Eastern Seaboard
Air Quality Alerts Issued As Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Eastern Seaboard Ireland Walker on June 6, 2023 Air quality alerts were issued across the U.S. …
Massive South Jersey Wildfire Grows to 3,100 Acres, spreading
Bass River, NJ- The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is actively engaged in containment operations for a wildfire that has been burning in the area …
Villagers evacuated as wildfire ravages woodlands in western Spain
MADRID (Reuters) -Emergency crews evacuated around 600 villagers in western Spain overnight as a wildfire blamed on arsonists ravaged up to 8,000 hectares (19,800 acres) …
Bucco Offers Support as State and Local Officials Respond to West Milford Wildfire
Sen. Anthony M. Bucco said he’s working with State and local officials to monitor a wildfire that has spread to 250 acres along a section of Route 23 in West Milford.
Ongoing Investigation into Soldiers Delight Wildfire Calls for Public Assistance
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD – The Office of the State Fire Marshal, along with the Maryland State Forest Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Baltimore County …
Biden administration commits another $490 million to combat wildfire risk
(Reuters) – The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday it would invest another $490 million to combat wildfire risk in the western …
California power grid threatened by record heat wave as wildfire risk rises
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Record heat scorched parts of California on Tuesday, as power operators urged residents to cut back usage in …
New York State Police Continue to Monitor and Minnewaska Wildfire
ULSTER COUNTY, NY – The National Guard was deployed on Tuesday to assist in battling the 150 acre Minnewaska Wildfire. The New York State Police …
Firefighters battle wildfire on Croatian island after man dies
SARAJEVO – Croatian water-bomber planes joined dozens of firefighters on Sunday to help contain a wildfire that killed one man on the Adriatic island of …
Giant sequoias survived a California wildfire. Next time, they may not be so lucky
By Travis Hartman, Ally Levine and Anurag Rao (Reuters) – For millennia, giant sequoias – the largest trees on Earth – have resisted and relied …
Wildfire burns 250 hectares of pine, injures firefighters in France
PARIS – A wildfire in southern France on Sunday burned 250 hectares (620 acres) of pine forest and four firefighters were injured fighting the blaze, …
U.S. triples reforestation spending for wildfire devastation
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – The United States on Monday said it had tripled annual reforestation spending to tackle a four million acre replanting backlog …
Two dead after flash flood in New Mexico wildfire area
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. -Two women died and a man was missing near Las Vegas, New Mexico, after a flash flood swept through a …
‘No good place to stop it’: More people flee New Mexico wildfire
By Andrew Hay and Adria Malcolm TAOS, N.M. – The United States’ largest active wildfire bore down on New Mexico mountain villages on Tuesday, triggering …
Wildfire threatens ‘cultural genocide’ in New Mexico villages
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. – Miguel Gandert does not know whether his family’s 19th-century log home has been burned by a New Mexico wildfire, …
Thousands refuse to evacuate largest U.S. wildfire in New Mexico
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. – Thousands of people told to flee the largest wildfire burning in the United States have chosen to stay and …
New Mexico wildfire burns 166 homes, thousands ready to evacuate
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. – A drought-driven wildfire has destroyed 166 homes in northern New Mexico and is threatening hundreds more as fierce winds …
Manchester Man Charged for 28 Counts of Arson Including Major Wildfire
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has announced 28 charges of arson have been filed against Gregory Fullman, Jr., 32, of Manchester …
Drought-driven wildfire leaves ‘moonscape’ in New Mexico
By Andrew Hay PEÑASCO, N.M. – Paula Garcia does not know how far she will have to flee after a wildfire tore through her drought-hit …
Joe Biden Claims He Has Flown Over Every Major Wildfire in America
During a speech last week in Seattle, President Joe Biden falsely claimed that he had flown over every major wildfire in America, then quickly corrected …
Wildfire burns homes, triggers evacuations in New Mexico town
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -A wind-driven wildfire burned dozens of homes in Ruidoso, New Mexico on Tuesday and triggered evacuations of schools and neighborhoods in …
Dozens of homes destroyed by New Mexico wildfire
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire has destroyed dozens of homes in the New Mexico mountain town Ruidoso and continued to burn through …
Wildfire threat puts parts of Texas, U.S. Plains on alert
(Reuters) – The potential for significant wildfires fueled by parched vegetation in parts of Texas and the U.S. Plains put the region on high alert …
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Agrees to Pay Damages for 2018 Fire and Modify Railroad Operations to Reduce Wildfire Risk
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces an agreement with the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and its …
After Losing Homes To A Massive Wildfire, Colorado Residents Are Slammed By Cost Of ‘Green’ Building Codes
Victims of a massive December wildfire in Colorado may face massive price increases when rebuilding their homes due to new environmental building standards, the Associated …
Authorities Reveal Cause Of Second-Largest Wildfire In California History
Authorities revealed the cause of the second-largest wildfire in California’s history, fire officials announced Tuesday. Officials concluded that Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) power lines …