FORECAST OFFERS ANOTHER BLOW Wind, Lightning Expected Today Could Spark More Fire ProblemsNew storms bringing high-speed winds and lightning could ignitemore wildfires this week even as...Moore, Daniel
Curfews are in effect for the Palisades and Eaton fire zones from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Crews from California and 8 other states, Canada and Mexico are part of the ongoing response that includes more than 1,300 fire engines, 84 aircraft and more than 14,000 personnel...
"So, very much a similar day today as yesterday. "Our goal is to hold it back, and moving into Sunday, Monday, we're starting to potentially see some help from the weather in the forecast." Hay River, the West Point First Nation and surrounding areas are stil...
an international initiative, promoted by the Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science and the United Nation Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, to provide fire danger forecast up to 10 days ahead using the Canadian operational weather forecasting system (http://canadawildfire.ualberta.ca/gfews)...
"There's a number of people that are competing for the same resources. There's a lot of fire activity across Canada," said Gibbons. Rain coming but so is wind Justin Boudreau, a meteorologist at the Gander weather office...
However, experts have warned that shifts in the wind or weather could once again raise the danger level. Environment Canada meteorologist Gerald Cheng said some rain was expected in the areas affected by fires, but "unfortunately, this rain could be accompanied by lightn...
backed by firefighters from other states, Canada and Mexico, crews were deployed to attack flareups or new blazes. The firefighting force was much bigger than a week ago, when the first wave of fires began destroying thousands of homes in what could become the nat...
Fire Aviation and Wildfire Today have a dedicated reader base of wildland firefighters, hotshots, aircraft crews and operational managers. We want to hear how these cuts have affected you, your colleagues, and your area’s firefighting force, on the ground and in the air. In addition, many of...
Today, over 111 million acres (45 million ha), about half of which are in Alaska, have received this designation comprising more than 800 wilderness areas. Four federal agencies have been charged with administering these areas, including the National Park Service (which manages approximately 40% ...
Now backed by firefighters from other states, Canada and Mexico, crews were deployed to attack flareups or new blazes. The firefighting force was much bigger than a week ago, when the first wave of fires began destroying thousands of homes in what could become the nation’s costliest fire ...