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| 11.08.2025 | Hunters, anglers, campers and other recreationists: know current fire restrictions | Wildfires can threaten public safety, property and productive wildlife habitat, so it’s in everyone’s best interest to prevent them from starting. Carelessness with fire, unfortunately, is the cause of many wildfires, so people need be extr... |
| 18.07.2025 | Colorado wildfires: Crews bring largest fire under 34% containment | Turner Gulch fire and Wright Draw fire near Gateway
Firefighters have made more progress in containing the state’s largest wildfire, bringing the Turner Gulch blaze to 34% containment as of Friday, primarily on the fire’s western edge. That... |
| 12.09.2024 | Forest Service releases Alexander Mountain Fire burned area response report | Larimer County has a website at larimer.gov/alexander-mountain-fire-recovery with recovery resources for residents impacted by the Alexander Mountain Fire. Other flood preparedness information is available at ready.gov/floods and floodsmar... |
| 01.08.2024 | Crime and Public Safety | Alexander Mountain Fire jumps to 7,648 acres, reaches 1% containment | Smith said going forward the weather forecast is expected to remain what it has been the last few days: hot, dry and windy.
“We have folks actively engaged trying to do what they can, but we know that it’s going to be a tough couple of days... |
| 31.07.2024 | Flames and Forests: The Battle for Colorado's Wilderness | In the heart of Colorado, nature's beauty is often a double-edged sword. The lush forests, towering mountains, and serene lakes are a haven for wildlife and humans alike. But beneath this picturesque surface lies a constant threat: wildfire... |
| 30.07.2024 | Local News | Update: Alexander Mountain Fire at 3,500 acres; Masonville area evacuated | A NOCO Alert map, current at 4 p.m. Tuesday, shows the mandatory evacuation area for the Alexander Mountain Fire in red and the voluntary evacuation area in yellow. (Courtesy NOCO Alert)
The size of the Alexander Mountain Fire, burning on f... |
| 28.07.2024 | Scores of wildfires scorching swaths of the US and Canada | LOS ANGELES: Scores of wildfires across the United States and Canada have scorched swaths of land in California, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Alberta and beyond, forcing evacuations and road closures, as well as destroying and threatening structu... |
| 18.05.2024 | Wildfires: Facts, FAQs, and how to help | Wildfires stand as a relentless force, capable of devastating landscapes and disrupting lives worldwide. From the towering peaks and prairies of North America to the coastal areas of South America to the bushlands of Australia, nearly every... |
| 25.03.2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, March 25 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| 16.08.2023 | Once-rare scorching heat wave builds across the Pacific Northwest | It's the Pacific Northwest's turn to see scorchingly high temperatures as a heat dome builds across the region over the next several days. At the same time, extreme heat will continue to languish across the Gulf Coast states.
Threat level: ... |
| 02.08.2023 | Predictions for hotter, drier late summer spark Washington wildfire fears | With drought declared in 12 Washington counties, several large fires and dozens of smaller ones burning in the state and temperatures predicted to climb, officials fear what the coming months may bring.
Why it matters: Wildfire season acros... |
| 01.08.2023 | California's largest fire of 2023 razes Joshua trees | A massive wildfire in California's Mojave National Preserve that exploded in size and spilled into Nevada over the weekend is threatening wildlife and Joshua tree forests.
The big picture: The wind-driven York Fire is California's largest w... |
| 31.07.2023 | Phoenix extends record heat run as Washington wildfire surges into Canada | Phoenix endured its 31st straight day of temperatures of at least 110°F Sunday, as a California wildfire spread into Nevada and another blaze threatened border communities in Washington state and Canada.
Driving the news: The UN's World Met... |
| 21.07.2023 | Grand County’s Devil’s Thumb fire now 76% contained, smoke expected through fall | The Devil’s Thumb fire, which has been burning on land northeast of Fraser in Grand County since July 4, reached 76% containment Thursday, officials said.
The wildfire broke out after lightning struck near the Devil’s Thumb Trailhead and ha... |
| 30.11.2022 | News
News | Forest Service prescribes pile burns to Arapahoe and Roosevelt National Forests | United States Forest Service firefighters will begin work on seasonal slash piling for the fall, winter and spring as conditions allow on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, the agency announced Tuesday.
Fuel reduction programs happ... |
| 17.10.2022 | Elk hunters should find plenty of elk in most of the state | Idaho's general, any-weapon elk seasons are getting underway, and rifle hunters are following archers in pursuit of one of Idaho's most prized game, and they can look forward to healthy herds in most parts of the state.
To learn about gener... |
| 27.09.2022 | Three state officers face policy pitfalls | Several statewide officials’ policies are coming under scrutiny as California’s Nov. 8 general election inches closer, heightening the possible political implications.
First up: Attorney General Rob Bonta was dealt a major blow Monday, when... |
| 19.09.2022 | Tesla's gigafactory is reportedly warning employees about smoke exposure amid the Mosquito Fire and changing air filters, but work continues | Firefighter Davis Sommer lights a backfire to burn off vegetation while battling the Mosquito Fire in the Volcanoville community of El Dorado County, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Noah Berger via Associated Press
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| 19.09.2022 | Meet California’s “red flag” law evangelist | This is CalMatters political reporter Ben Christopher, filling in for Emily and hoping she isn’t reading this and is instead enjoying her hard-earned vacation.
It happens almost every time there’s a new mass shooting.
After Buffalo, New Yor... |
| 27.07.2022 | Upper Salmon River Chinook Update: 7/27/2022 | Hi everyone, below is the weekly upper Salmon River Chinook update:
Angler effort throughout the upper Salmon River fishery was about half of the previous weeks’ estimate, but catch rates remained similar. The majority of angler effort (~70... |
| 21.07.2022 | Clone of Upper Salmon River Chinook Update: 7/20/2022 | Hi all, it's been a busy week in the upper Salmon. I've been out in the field and came home to a new wildfire near Salmon. I hope all are safe and well. Below is the weekly upper Salmon River Chinook update courtesy of Brent Beller:
Angler ... |
| 13.06.2022 | Weather
Weather | Seeing smoke? Out-of-state wildfire to blame for Colorado’s hazy skies | Monday’s hazy skies aren’t the result of any Colorado wildfires. Instead, the National Weather Service says, smoke drifting in from a new fire burning in Arizona is to blame.
The Pipeline fire, near Flagstaff, already has burned 4,500 acres... |
| 21.04.2022 | Governor Ducey Declares State of Emergency For Tunnel Fire in Coconino County | PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey has declared a State of Emergency for the fast-growing Tunnel Fire in Coconino County to assist impacted communities with the resources needed to respond to and recover from the fire’s destruction.
The Tunnel F... |
| 31.12.2021 | Crime and Public Safety
Crime and Public Safety | Marshall Fire could claim up to 1,000 homes, but still no reported casualties | The Marshall Fire in east Boulder County expanded to 6,000 acres and may have destroyed up to 1,000 homes, but officials said there have been no reported deaths yet despite the fast-moving fire forcing tens of thousands to evacuate their ho... |
| 11.08.2021 | Doctors pledge to do no harm. The entire health care sector should do the same by battling climate change | The alarming new report, “Climate Change 2021,” from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emphatically and unequivocally reports that “human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land.” The next few years will determi... |
| 09.08.2021 | PG&E has been ordered to hand over drone footage after reporting blown fuses that may be linked to the devastating Dixie Fire | Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home on Highway 89 south of Greenville in Plumas County, California. AP Photo/Noah Berger
PG&E reported equipment failures that may have been connected to California’s Dixie Fire.
A worker found a fi... |
| 24.07.2021 | Shocking video shows firefighters in California ride through blazing flames during Tamarack wildfire | Screenshot of UC Davis Fire Chief Nathan Trauernicht of crews riding through a firestorm on the California Nevada border. UC Davis Fire Chief Nathan Trauernicht/ Twitter
A shocking video shows firefighters in California make their way throu... |
| 07.07.2021 | Colorado wildfires: Hot, dry, windy weather could make for critical fire conditions | Hot and dry weather conditions in Colorado are incoming this week, leading to concerns about critical fire conditions, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Gusting winds on Thursday may contribute to critical fire conditio... |
| 27.12.2020 | Year in review: There were about 57,000 wildfires this year. About 10,000,000 acres burned. | A law enforcement officer watches flames launch into the air as fire continues to spread at the Bear fire in Oroville, California on September 9, 2020. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
There were about 57,000 wildfires in the United States... |
| 24.12.2020 | Arapaho and Roosevelt National forests to begin season of slash pile burning | Officials with the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests announced that they plan to begin the season for burning slash piles early next year, due to winter conditions settling in across the Front Range. The slash piles are the result of t... |
| 07.11.2020 | ‘A sanctuary’: Mountain Ridge resident recounts home lost in CalWood Fire | As the CalWood Fire encroached on her Mountain Ridge home, Krsangi Davis hurriedly gathered a few belongings in a bag, stopping for a moment to do something that, looking back, feels a bit odd.
She made her bed. Charred wood and nails litte... |
| 31.10.2020 | Full containment of CalWood Fire delayed to Nov. 9, Boulder County officials predict | Boulder County officials had hoped to see the CalWood Fire reach full containment this weekend, but in an update today, they said that date has been pushed back to Nov. 9.
The CalWood Fire saw no new growth Friday night, despite increased w... |
| 27.10.2020 | Counting Stars: 7 Spots Under The Milky Way | Craving an escape a little more than usual is a completely reasonable response to a global crisis. After months of shelter-in-place orders, masking recommendations and general social retreat, the need to break out and breathe some fresh air... |
| 12.10.2020 | Thanks To Trump Administration, 1.8 Billion Tons More Greenhouse Gases Will Be Released | 1
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When President Donald Trump visited California on September 14 and dismissed the state Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot’s plea to recognize the role of climate change in the midst of the G... |
| 20.08.2020 | Colorado wildfires update: Latest on the Pine Gulch, Grizzly Creek, Cameron Peak and Williams Fork fires | Hot, dry conditions continued to drive growth on several major wildfires around Colorado overnight, with forecasts indicating that there’s no end in sight.
Wildfires have grown in size and frequency over the past two decades, part of signif... |
| 18.08.2020 | Colorado wildfire update: Latest on the Pine Gulch, Grizzly Creek, Cameron Peak and Williams Fork fires | Wildfires continue to burn across Colorado, as dry conditions and low relative humidity make for dangerous fire conditions.
The fires have sent smoke all the way to the Front Range, as crews hope for rain and work to protect structures from... |
| 13.08.2020 | Pine Gulch fire update: Wildfire outside Grand Junction grows to more than 69,000 acres | The Pine Gulch fire continued to expand outside Grand Junction on Thursday, pushing past 69,000 acres as firefighters successfully kept the flames from crossing a key road.
The wildfire, sparked by lightning July 31, remains 7% contained, P... |
| 12.08.2020 | Pine Gulch fire update: Wildfire near Grand Junction pushes past 58,000 acres | The Pine Gulch fire expanded past 58,000 acres Wednesday evening as it quickly becomes one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history.
The wildfire, burning 18 miles north of Grand Junction, remains 7% contained, Pine Gulch fire officials... |
| 12.08.2020 | Grizzly Creek fire update: Wildfire near Glenwood Springs grows to 4,624 acres | The Grizzly Creek fire grew to 4,624 acres Wednesday night with 0% containment, as Interstate 70 remains closed through Glenwood Canyon and more nearby residents are being evacuated.
Residents in No Name, Lookout Mountain and Coulter Creek ... |
| 11.08.2020 | Grizzly Creek fire update: I-70 remains closed through Glenwood Canyon, residents being evacuated | The Grizzly Creek Fire forces the closure of Interstate 70 near Glenwood Springs on Aug. 10, 2020.
Smoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire force an Interstate 70 closure near Glenwood Springs on Aug. 10, 2020. (Glenwood Fire)
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| 10.06.2020 | Arctic Circle: ‘Zombie Fires’ Still Burning Due To Warming Of North Pole | 85 1
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They survive underground during the winter and then reemerge the following spring, as documented in places like Alaska. They’re called “overwintering,” “holdover,” or “zombie... |
| 17.05.2019 | Colorado wildfire season expected to be calmer this year thanks to lots of snow and average temperature forecast | Coloradans can expect a less severe wildfire season this year thanks to large amounts of snow in the mountains and predictions that temperatures will be about average through the summer.
But an average wildfire season in Colorado still mean... |
| 22.08.2018 | Verizon Incompetence and Greed Leaves Firefighters Throttled During Wildfire | A little more than a decade ago, Verizon Wireless settled a dispute with the New York Attorney General over the definition of “unlimited” data. As part of the settlement, Verizon was forced to reimburse consumers to the tune of $1 million a... |
| 21.08.2018 | Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data during Calif. wildfire | Enlarge / A firefighter battling the Mendocino Complex fire on August 7, 2018 near Lodoga, California.
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| 18.07.2018 | Descartes Labs’ Wildfire Watchsystem uses satellite imagery to track active fires on Twitter | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Wildfires are one of nature’s most destructive forces, exacerbated by the effects of climate change and land development. The recent fi... |
| 18.07.2018 | Descartes Labs’ Wildfire Watchsystem uses satellite imagery to track active fires on Twitter | Wildfires are one of nature’s most destructive forces, exacerbated by the effects of climate change and land development. The recent fires in Sonoma County killed 22 people and destroyed thousands of homes, and the Ventura and Santa Barbara... |
| 07.09.2017 | The West is burning | Seventy-six wildfires were reported on Thursday across nine western U.S. states, catching experts who had predicted a lighter year off guard.
The flames cover almost 1.5 million acres of land, and so far, firefighters have only managed to c... |
| 27.06.2016 | As wildfire season ramps up, nearby drones are becoming a problem again | Samuel King Jr. reader comments 77 with 49 posters participating
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| 22.07.2015 | Drones will take over manned aviation jobs, says SA's first licence holder | Nicole Swart, SA's first drone licence holder, says drone flying regulations should not be taken lightly.
Drones could soon take over numerous traditionally manned aviation jobs - but the consequences could be hazardous if regulations are n... |
| - | WFCA fire map a continuing 'work in progress' as it rolls out | MISSOULA, Mont. - The Western Fire Chiefs Association launched their new wildfire map just last week to bring more up-to-the-minute information on active wildfires.
We've all heard about the great resource Inciweb but if you try to pull it ... |
| - | Smoke from Western wildfires is harming air quality on the East Coast | Wildfire smoke from Canada and the U.S. West spread across the country this week, creating haze-filled skies and unhealthy air quality as far away as New York and Pennsylvania.
In recent days, more than 80 wildfires have burned nearly 1.3 m... |
| - | California firefighters wrap base of world’s largest tree in fireproof blankets as blaze approaches | California firefighters are desperately trying to protect the Sequoia National Park by wrapping the bases of several large sequoias in aluminum blankets, including the 275-foot General Sherman, the world’s largest tree.
Sequoia National Par... |
| - | Wildfires raging in Europe: What, where and why? | Once a rare occurrence, extreme fires are now becoming more frequent and lasting longer worldwide.
The destructive blazes are driven at least in part by climate change, which exacerbates their scale and intensity, even in the northern winte... |
| - | Forest Service didn't consider climate change when it accidentally caused historic New Mexico fire | The U.S. Forest Service said it failed to account for the effects of climate change when it conducted a controlled burn in April that prompted the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history.
The agency depended on multiple miscalculations, po... |
