Ex-Ohio 911 dispatcher who admitted to starting forest fires gets 18 months in prison
James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on ...
What it's like for Californians caught in the Patagonia forest fires
A journalist from California is caught in the wildfires in Patagonia, Argentina, at the same time L.A. faces the same challenges. Here's what she's learned.
Former Ohio 911 dispatcher admits starting forest fires to 'give the boys something to do'
James Bartels, a former 911 dispatcher in southeast Ohio, admitted to starting dozens of fires to "give the boys something to do." ...
Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season
The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers ...
Feds: 'Sovereign citizen' charged with arson said he had right to set fire in Florida forest
Justin Sorci told a U.S. Forest Service lawman he "was able to do his own burn" inside Osceola National Forest, a court ...
New prescribed fire started in Mono County on Feb. 10
A new prescribed burn, named Three Creeks Pile /support Season, was initiated today at 3:47 p.m. in Mono County. The ...
Loper Bright Opens Scrutiny of Forest Service's War on Wildfires
The US Forest Service is fighting to keep in place a plan to raze the equivalent of 500 Central Parks in California’s forests ...
Texas is at much greater risk of wildfire than you might think. An expert tells us why.
And according to Moorehead, that’s the biggest problem facing Texas right now: the state’s “wildland urban interface” (WUI) ...
New prescribed fire started in Sierra County on Feb. 10
A new prescribed burn, named YRRD PILES - DEPOT HILL RX, was initiated today at 11:05 a.m. in Sierra County. The prescribed ...