Category: wildfire

Fire Forces Evacuation of 100s of Homes in Florida Panhandle

PANAMA CITY, Fla.—Residents of hundreds of Florida Panhandle homes were evacuated as a wildfire destroyed two houses and damaged 12 others in an area that has spent years recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Michael, officials said Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of acres of downed trees from the 2018 hurricane, along with low humidity and…


Fire Forces Evacuation of Hundreds of Homes in Florida Panhandle

PANAMA CITY, Fla.—Residents of hundreds of Florida Panhandle homes were evacuated as a wildfire destroyed two houses and damaged 12 others in an area that has spent years recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Michael, officials said Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of acres of downed trees from the 2018 hurricane, along with low humidity and…


South Korean Wildfire Near Nuclear Plant Forces Thousands to Flee Their Homes

Thousands of South Koreans fled their homes Friday as a large wildfire ripped through an eastern coastal area and temporarily threatened a nuclear power station before being driven away by winds. The Hanul Nuclear Power Plant and a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production complex were successfully protected from the wildfire, the head of Korea Forest Service…


Wildfire Burning in Southern California Forest

Firefighters on the ground and in the air battled a smoky wildfire on Wednesday in Southern California’s Cleveland National Forest. The fire was reported around 11:20 a.m. Pacific Time (19:20GMT) in the Holy Jim Trail area and nightfall it had consumed about 500 acres (202 hectares) of brush along steep slopes. Forward progress had slowed…


Wildfire Continues to Burn in Cleveland National Forest

TRABUCO CANYON, Calif.—Firefighters worked through the night and this morning, monitoring and constructing containment lines in order to limit the damage of a wildfire that broke out in the Cleveland National Forest near the Riverside-Orange County line that has consumed approximately 553 acres. Overnight, fire crews observed little fire activity while constructing containment lines. Ground…


Wildfire Erupts in Cleveland National Forest

TRABUCO CANYON, Calif.—A wildfire broke out in the Cleveland National Forest near the Riverside-Orange county line Wednesday, quickly chewing up an estimated 400 acres of terrain but not immediately threatening any homes. The non-injury blaze was reported shortly before noon along Holy Jim Trail, roughly halfway between Lake Elsinore in Riverside County and Trabuco Canyon…


Video Captures Moment Bear Cub Siblings Reunite After Surviving Wildfire—And Now They Can’t Stop Hugging Each Other

A pair of baby black bear siblings were reunited after being separated from their mother and surviving the Twenty-Five Mile Wildfire, which raged through the state park in Washington over the summer. Chelan County locals Dave and Karen Case, who live on a remote 50-acre property surrounded by state forest land, first witnessed the pair,…


Volunteers Hand Out Water After Colorado Wildfire

As investigators search for the cause of the Colorado wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes, residents still don’t have clean drinking water, among other essential utilities. In the tight-knit suburb of Louisville, volunteers—many of whom do not have water themselves—carried packs of bottled water into residents’ cars at the Louisville public library. Marcy Rodney was…


Crews Box in Colorado Wildfire as Investigators Seek Cause

BOULDER, Colo.—Colorado firefighters have boxed in the big fire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in their effort to prevent it from spreading—but officials warned Tuesday that gusty winds expected ahead of a snowstorm could cause flareups in the burn zone between Denver and Boulder. About 200 firefighters were working to douse smoldering spots in damaged…


Amazon Driver Rescues 4-Month-Old and Parents From Colorado Wildfire, Family Says They ‘Could Be Dead’ Otherwise

A Colorado family says they “could be dead” if it wasn’t for an Amazon.com, Inc. delivery driver who rescued them during the Marshall Fire. The wildfire raged across Boulder County last week causing resident to flee as it destroyed up to 1,000 homes. The family’s home in the town of Superior (Southeast of Boulder) was surrounded by flames on Thursday,…