In the ‘fight fire with fire’ plan, the scientists are proposing that portions of areas within protected areas can be set on fire in a controlled manner during certain times of the year. Given ...

In the pre-1880 era, he said, 30% to 50% would have burned in any given year, and more than 70% burned in the epic fire year of 1748. “Fire was occurring everywhere” in 1748, Falk said.

Despite a massive plume of smoke rumbling into the Solano County sky, I-80 motorists had nothing to worry about as they traveled through Lagoon Valley shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Everything… ...

The fire had been reported at 383 acres earlier in the day, but Saturday's acreage growth could not be determined exactly, as firefighters were unable to see the main fire, forest officials said.

And it's working. The fire is now 95% contained, up from 66% earlier in the day. "We're really in a mop-up patrol phase and monitoring on the majority of this fire," Bickel said.

Local News Firefighter out of hospital after being injured fighting OmniSource fire in Kernersville The scene of the fire was officially cleared as of 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

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The cause of the fire is still being investigated, and 1,175 personnel have been assigned to fight the blaze. Crews from other cities and the U.S. Border Patrol have been assisting.

Maracahipes stressed the importance of cooperation with Indigenous communities of California, who have practiced prescribed burns and effective fire management for far longer than U.S. fire agencies.