How a new tech tool keeps Arizona wildland firefighters safer than before
A group of brothers created a new tool designed to keep Arizona fire crews safer by improving tracking and communication.
Why lawmakers are seeking to kill Oregon wildfire risk map for second time
Republicans touted different pieces of legislation — such as Senate Bill 678 — that would eliminate the map. If ...
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Lawmakers and Gov. Tina Kotek Try to Control Damage From Fire Maps
On Feb. 17, Republican lawmakers convened en masse in Salem to savage the map, the final version of which was published in ...
Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps
The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...
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Sheehy introduces bill to consolidate federal wildland firefighting resources
According to the bill and Sen. Sheehy's office, the consolidated firefighting agency, housed under the Department of the ...
New Cal Fire maps show Auburn increased its very high wildfire severity acreage in past decade
Cal Fire's new maps show Auburn increased its very high severity zone acreage to 800 this year compared to 326 acres a decade ...
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Wildfire protection plan in Whatcom still lacking, county just starting process
The Whatcom County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan does include a section on wildland fire and the county adopted a wildland fire-specific action plan in November 2023. But Whatcom County is still ...