Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires
The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are ...
Tree rings and fire scars show fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past
Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...
US Forest Service fires 3,400 workers, Park Service cuts 1,000
The U.S. Forest Service is firing around 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 under ...
Maine train derailment that led to injuries and forest fire was caused by beaver dam, officials say
A train derailment in rural Maine that spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel and hospitalized three workers was attributable to ...
Flames visible from State Route 87 as brush fire is put out in Tonto National Forest
A small fire burned in the brush of Picadilla Wash, according to officials with the Tonto National Forest. The Picadilla Fire ...
Feds: 'Sovereign citizen' charged with arson said he had right to set fire in Florida forest
Justin Sorci told a U.S. Forest Service lawman he "was able to do his own burn" inside Osceola National Forest, a court ...
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Ella Rock forest fire controlled, motorists caution
The forest fire that broke out in the Ella Rock mountain range, a highly sensitive area within the Ravana Ella forest reserve ...
Brady Fire in Prescott National Forest at 0% containment, Pine Flats evacuated
The Brady Fire, which burned over 300 acres in Prescott National Forest, was 0% contained on Feb. 12, 2025. Pine Flats was ...
North Fork Fire is now 65% contained, U.S. Forest Service says
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — The North Fork Fire in McDowell County is now 65% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
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New Lake Forest fire chief looking forward to balancing traditions and future of the department
he was hired in Lake Forest’s department. He moved up through the department’s ranks and is now its chief, appointed recently to replace Peter Siebert, who retired. “Since joining the Fire ...