Firefighters battle blaze on Scotland’s landmark Arthur’s Seat
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Scottish firefighters were battling a blaze that ignited on Arthur's Seat, a extinct volcano in Edinburgh, officials said. Local authorities said…
At least one killed as firefighters battle Greece blaze for second day | Climate News
The worst blaze in the town of Keratea on the outskirts of Athens was contained but not out on Saturday, fire brigade spokesperson says.At least…
Turkish wildfire kills 10 firefighters, rescue workers amid extreme heat | Wildlife News
Local media report that 24 firefighters and rescuers were trapped by the wildfire, and that victims were ‘burned alive’.At least 10 firefighters and rescue workers…
Video: Hundreds of firefighters fight 2nd-day blaze in northwestern Turkiye
Firefighter teams in trucks, helicopters and planes in northwestern Turkiye battled growing wildfires for a second day. Source link
L.A. County firefighters to receive Pat Tillman Award at ESPYs
In January, as wildfires tore through greater Los Angeles, more than 7,500 emergency personnel mobilized — confronting searing heat and extreme winds, trying to contain…
Video: Over 1,000 firefighters tackle wildfires in Turkiye’s Izmir
Video shows residents in western Turkey desperately trying to stop the spread of wildfires. Source link
Two Idaho firefighters shot dead: What happened, latest on victims, suspect | Crime News
Two firefighters were killed by gunfire while responding to a brush fire in Coeur d’Alene, a lakeside town in the northwestern US state of Idaho.…
Two killed in ‘heinous assault’ on firefighters in US’s Idaho | Gun Violence News
Kootenai County Sheriff says law enforcement officials are taking sniper fire as they hunt for the killer.At least two people have been killed in the…
Tributes for firefighters and father killed
Indy Almroth-WrightBBC News, SouthFacebookTributes have been pouring in after the deaths of two firefighters and a 57-year-old man in a fire at an Oxfordshire business…
Federal legislation aims to help firefighters with job-related cancer
As firefighters battled the catastrophic blazes in Los Angeles County in January, California’s U.S. senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, both Democrats, signed on to…
Plane crashes into Minnesota home with house engulfed in flames as firefighters battle huge blaze
A PLANE has crashed into a house in Minnesota, engulfing the building in roaring flames.The jet came down in Brooklyn Park, near Minneapolis, on Saturday…
Huge blaze rips through Swansea mountain with ’40ft flames’ lighting up sky as firefighters battle ‘out of control’ fire
A HUGE blaze has ripped through Swansea, causing smoke to spread for miles around. Locals have described the orange glow visible from the flames this…
California lawmakers may give inmate firefighters a raise
Inmate firefighters housed in California’s county jails and state prisons would earn an hourly wage of up to $19 under legislation being considered by state…
Ex-officer for L.A. firefighters union faces internal inquiry over charity finances
A former top officer of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s labor union has been removed from his post and faces an internal investigation over allegations…
Firefighters battle deadly blaze in northeastern Japan
Firefighters are battling a blaze in northeastern Japan that has damaged dozens of homes, burned thousands of acres and killed at least one person, officials…
Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle worst forest blaze in decades | Climate Crisis News
About 4,600 residents remain under evacuation advisories as the fire rages in the northern Iwate region, killing at least one person last week.More than 2,000…
Lives on the line: Low pay has US wildland firefighters quitting | Environment News
It is July 9, 2001, and a camper near the Thirtymile Trailhead in Washington State’s Okanogan National Forest in the United States has left a…
L.A. County had extra firefighters ready. How many were near Altadena?
L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone woke up in his San Fernando Valley home Jan. 7 to a swimming pool filled with leaves and roof…
Free concert tickets for people affected by L.A. fires, firefighters
“Art opens the closets, airs out the cellars and attics. It brings healing.”Julia Cameron shared this truth in her 1992 book “The Artist’s Way.” And…
“Critical hours” ahead for firefighters in Los Angeles
Christopher Thornberg, an American economist, talks about the wildfires in Los Angeles Source link