Punishing Weather Hampers Firefighters Near Yosemite Blaze
(TNS) - A combination of heat, low humidity and parched vegetation continues to bedevil firefighters battling an inferno burning in the Sierra Nevada foothills near...
‘Extreme’ Wildfire Surpasses 15,500 Acres in California
(TNS) - The massive Oak Fire has burned an estimated 15,603 acres as of 7 p.m. Sunday, an increase of 1,322 acres since morning, Cal...
Rapid-Fire Dispatcher Test Event Aims to Relieve Shortfall
(TNS) - Not long after the start of a recruiting event Thursday for the local emergency dispatch center, the three participants listened to harrowing audio...
Oklahoma Firefighters Battle Blazes During Heat Wave
(TNS) - Flames blazed and sirens blared Tuesday and Wednesday, and at least 14 agencies responded to various fires as record-breaking temperatures settled into Stephens...
Boulder Residents Join Wildfire Partners With Expertise
(TNS) — Karna Knapp sat outside her home in Nederland soaking up the warm sun while her partner, Lester Karplus, napped inside during a relaxing...
New Mexico Call Center at 64% Vacancy Rate Boosts Pay
(TNS) — Persistent staffing shortages at the Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communications Center, which have created job vacancy rates as high as 67 percent, have...
Wisconsin Seeks Contractor to Dispose of Forever Chemicals
(TNS) - The state of Wisconsin is looking for a contractor to dispose of some 25,000 gallons of firefighting foam containing toxic forever chemicals.The Department...
NM Wildfires Drive Surge in Emergency Funding Orders
(TNS) - As much of New Mexico was burning this year, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued dozens of executive orders authorizing nearly $60 million in...
California Wildfires Could Destroy Forests Forever
(TNS) - A burn scar in Northern California offers an unsettling glimpse into what forests across the Sierra Nevada could become. Bare tree carcasses are...
Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Orders in Washington State
(TNS) -A Level 3 evacuation alert — which means "leave now" — was issued Monday for several areas near Chelan because of a wildfire, according...