Two New Hope firefighters narrowly avoided tragedy after their brush truck caught fire Saturday. Chief Eric Lopez and a firefighters from the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department were working a major brush fire near Cement when they noticed the emergency vehicle was on … [Read more...]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Four people have died after the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office’s “Metro 2” helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon near Las Vegas, NM. BCSO confirmed the crash in a news release early Sunday morning, saying preliminary information indicates there are … [Read more...]

Madrid, Jul 16 (EFE).- A firefighting pilot was killed in a crash while tackling a blaze in northern Portugal and the number of heat-related deaths in Spain rose to 237 in recent days as the region continues to grapple Saturday with a ferocious heat wave that is fueling forest … [Read more...]

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two members of a helicopter crew battling a forest fire on the Greek island of Samos died when it crashed into the sea, authorities said Wednesday. A Romanian national and a Greek liaison officer died in the crash, while two Moldovan nationals survived, a … [Read more...]

By Lompac Record: Two firefighters were injured in a vegetation fire that broke out Tuesday east of Arroyo Grande, which has burned 387 acres and is 85% contained, according to Cal Fire officials on Friday. The fire was initially reported at 11:57 a.m. on Tuesday, … [Read more...]

Firefighters on Thursday morning had stopped forward progress on the Rices Fire burning in northwest Nevada County, but the evacuations of a few hundred residents remained, Cal Fire officials said. The wildfire, which has burned 904 acres over three days, had not grown overnight, … [Read more...]