by admin | Aug 23, 2018 | Fire news
Authorities say a new wildfire in southwestern Oregon has prompted mandatory evacuations and an emergency conflagration declaration. MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a new wildfire in southwestern Oregon has prompted mandatory evacuations and an emergency...
by admin | Aug 22, 2018 | Fire news
© Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press Verne Tom photographs a wildfire burning along a logging road approximately 20 kilometres southwest of Fort St. James, B.C., on Aug. 15. As B.C. once again blows through its budget for fighting wildfires, Premier John Horgan has...
by admin | Aug 22, 2018 | Fire news
Wildfire, internet and legal side SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KTVU) – The Santa Clara County Fire Department is accusing internet service provider Verizon of throttling their internet speeds and limiting their ability to fight the Mendocino Complex fire. Their claim...
by admin | Aug 21, 2018 | Fire news
A Seattle family twirls a young child on a waterfront park as downtown Seattle disappears in a smoky haze behind, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018. SEATTLE — Smoke from wildfires clogged the sky across the U.S. West, blotting out mountains and city skylines from Oregon to...
by admin | Aug 17, 2018 | Fire news
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke acknowledges role of climate change in wildfires Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke suggested that climate change may have a role in the recent wildfires that have ravaged California. When asked by CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang whether he...