Wildfire & Disaster Resilience

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (181+ words) First discovered: 12 days ago, 3:02 p.m. Sep. 2 Initial location: Ortega Highway and Gibby Road, Orange County, Calif. Fire unit: Orange County Fire Authority Fire name: Gibby Fire Gibby Fire initially started at 3:02 p.m. Sep. 2 at Ortega Highway and Gibby Road in Orange County,…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (873+ words) New statewide wildfire safety rules may mean hundreds more Berkeley Hills residents will have to clear ember-proof barriers around their homes within the next three years. The rules, which would apply in certain areas just west of Grizzly Peak Boulevard,…...

32+ min ago   (199+ words) Published 2:30 pm Monday, September 14, 2026 Payette National Forest managers and staff plan prescribed fire operations in west-central Idaho this fall, pending required approvals. Work on the projects is expected to continue through December as weather conditions allow. Prescribed fire is used…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (550+ words) Three wildfires continue to burn across California, with the Lucas Fire in Lake and Mendocino counties surpassing 1,000 acres less than a day after it started. The Timber Fire and Plaskett Fire are also burning in Monterey County, though the latter…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (215+ words) Most Utahns are accustomed to seeing deer in residential areas, but there have also recently been sightings of bears, foxes, mountain lions, coyotes and other wildlife. Wildlife are gravitating toward lower elevations due to recent drought, which reduces natural water…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago   (269+ words) September 14, 2026 by SFNFPAO 0 Comments Ongoing & Planned Operations: The fire is currently 15,956 acres and 79% contained, with 49 personnel assigned to the fire. Repair work from suppression damage continues as firefighters continue to assess safe access and tactics to fully suppress the fire…...

3+ hour ago   (327+ words) Clockwise from top left: Kaiden Farthing, Saharat Buntha, Andrew Hsu, Carter Eads, John Henkel, Jalen Banks, Mia Fisher, Audrey Shillinger and Brianna Rea. Not pictured: Carter Burns, Caden Feller, Branden Hough. Twelve undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and science…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (500+ words) Monday, September 14, 2026 83° Today's Paper The five-day forecast for Tropical Storm Norbert as of 5 a.m. today. The five-day forecast for Tropical Depression Fifteen-E as of 5 a.m. today. Tropical Storm Norbert is holding steady on a westward track in the…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (69+ words) First discovered: 12:39 p.m. Sep. 14 Initial location: Fresno County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 12:39 p.m. in Fresno County, California. Loggers Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. At this time, the containment status…...

8+ hour, 25+ min ago   (127+ words) Many of Oklahoma's 77 counties are under a burn ban as wildfires continue to spark throughout the state. Oklahoma Forestry Services reported on Monday that there were 48 wildfires that occurred throughout the state last week, burning an estimated 642 acres of land....