July 22, 2021 2:12 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/07/22/western-wildfires-ca-fire-crosses-into-nv/ In this photo provided by the Bootleg Fire Incident Command, a bear cub clings to a tree after being spotted by a safety officer at the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, Sunday, July 18, 2021. As more fire personnel moved into the area, the cub scurried down the tree trunk and later…
People sought relief from the punishing heat at a cooling center in Spokane, Wash., on Tuesday. The city broke its record for high temperatures, hitting…
June 15, 2021 12:13 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/15/nevadas-sandy-valley-fire-90-contained/ Target shooting is believed to be the cause of the wildfire Smoke column from Sandy Valley Fire on June 10. (InciWeb photo) LAS VEGAS (AP) — Crews that have been fighting a wildfire on federal land in southern Nevada say it is nearly fully contained. Officials with the Bureau of…
June 11, 2021 11:34 am Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/11/wildfire-casts-plume-of-smoke-over-las-vegas/ Wildfire has burned over 200 acres LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fire officials said Thursday that crews were battling a wildfire that forced a precautionary evacuation of a Boy Scout camp and cast a huge plume of smoke into the evening sky above Potosi Mountain west of Las Vegas. The fire…
June 10, 2021 8:24 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/10/crews-mop-up-wildfire-southwest-of-carson-city-nevada/ The Jacks Valley Fire showed extreme fire behavior during the initial attack Jacks Valley Fire, June 10, 2021. (InciWeb photo) CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Crews on Thursday were mopping up a wind-driven wildfire that resulted in evacuations and power outages but no structure damage in the Jacks Valley southwest…
June 2, 2021 2:19 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/02/nifc-significant-wildland-fire-potential-outlook-june-2021/ Drought continues for much of the western U.S. (National Interagency Fire Center) National Interagency Fire Center Deep snow cover persists in the eastern Northwest Territories and extreme northern Saskatchewan. In other regions, snow is either gone or roughly follows the mean snowmelt trend for this time of year. Most provinces,…
May 24, 2021 7:49 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/feed/ “It’s like having gasoline out there,” FILE – In this Sept. 9, 2020, file photo, flames lick above vehicles on Highway 162 as the Bear Fire burns in Oroville, Calif. Scientists say the outlook for the western U.S. fire season is grim because it’s starting far drier than 2020’s record-breaking fire…
