A California Fire Commander's vehicle was broken into, wallet stolen out of his fire department vehicle and his bank account was drained while he was operating at a fire. It was the latest robbery to occur amid fear and panic over wildfires in Santa Cruz. Cops said they are … [Read more...]
By Matthew Pera, Mercury News As the wind shifted and the warm dusk fizzled into dark Friday night in the Point Reyes National Seashore, two Marin County firefighters became trapped at the top of a ridge while the eastern front of the Woodward fire advanced toward them. The … [Read more...]
Bad news out of California as a Firefighter Pilot has reportedly been killed in the Line of Duty in a helicopter crash while fighting the wildfires in central California. Cal Fire reports the chopper crashed this morning during a water dropping mission over the Hills Fire in … [Read more...]
The Coast Guard rescued an injured firefighter from a ridge near Snow Mountain Wilderness in the Mendocino National Forest Sunday evening. At 10:50 p.m. Sunday, Mendocino County Fire Dispatch personnel requested the Coast Guard’s assistance with the rescue of an injured … [Read more...]
LOYALTON, Calif. (KLAS) — Firefighters are battling a massive blaze that prompted evacuations near the California and Nevada border on Saturday. The Loyalton Fire, burning north of Lake Tahoe and east of Reno, is now estimated at 20,000 acres with no containment. Dashcam video … [Read more...]
Officials suspect malfunctioning equipment caused a 10-acre grass fire that injured three firefighters Wednesday on the Mountain View Egg Farm Open Space property, near 12648 Baseline Road. A Boulder County Parks and Open Space employee was on the property when the fire … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a California Firefighter has died in the Line of Duty after suffering a medical emergency while working on the Stagecoach Fire (Kern County, CA) command post. Big Pine FD (Big Pine is far west of San Jose, near the Nevada border) Fire Engineer Pete … [Read more...]
By Natasha Donn, Portugal Resident A Portuguese Canadair ‘water-bomber’ plane has crashed today, killing the Portuguese pilot and critically injuring the Spanish co-pilot. The tragedy happened mid-morning as the plane was taking part in aerial attacks on a fire in the … [Read more...]
By DW Raging fires in the south of France on Wednesday left at least 22 people injured, destroying several businesses and forcing the evacuation of 2,700 people. Tourists and nursing home residents were among those displaced as they fled from forest fires that raced across … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that 2 Firefighter pilots were killed in a mid-air collision involving two U.S. Department of the Interior-contracted Single Engine Air Tankers, or SEATs* yesterday around 1255 hours, at the Bishop Fire, about 17 miles SW of Caliente, Nevada. Caliente is … [Read more...]