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An onslaught of wildfires across a wide swath of Northern California broke out almost simultaneously then grew... . The remains of an automobile sit in the Coffey Park area of Santa Rosa, Calif.
A firefighter walks near a pool as a neighboring home burns in the Napa wine region in California on Monday, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. More than ten people have been killed, thousands have been left without power, and tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate as more than a dozen wildfires tore through Northern California overnight Monday, forcing Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency in eight counties.
Fire crews fought a blaze on a boat off the shore of Sackets Harbor for more than an hour Sunday evening, before the fire burned through the hull and the vessel sank. According to Sackets Harbor Fire Chief Derek Derouin, there were no injuries as all four occupants of the boat made it safely to shore earlier in the evening.
A fire that tore through a docked commercial fishing and research ship near Seaport Village on Friday is still smoldering Saturday. The blaze initially erupted for unknown reasons inside the 120-foot Norton Sound at about 9:30 a.m. It was unclear if anyone was aboard the vessel when the fire broke out.
Flames spread through a docked commercial fishing and research ship near Seaport Village Friday, posing a challenging daylong firefight for emergency personnel unable to safely brave the furnace-like interior of the burning vessel. The blaze erupted for unknown reasons inside the 120-foot Norton Sound about 9:30 a.m., sending thick plumes of dark-gray smoke billowing over San Diego Bay, according to the city Fire-Rescue Department.
Smoke and flames from the Winter Valley Fire billow behind a residence Thursday afternoon as the fire whipped through Deerlodge Park in western Moffat County. The fire was first reported around noon Thursday and burned more than 3,500 acres by about 6:20 p.m. The Winter Valley fire in Moffat County grew to 5,200 acres late Thursday, threatening at least 25 to 30 homes, oil and gas structures, a communication tower and a Federal Aviation Administration tower.
As President Donald Trump considers striking a deal with Congressional Democrats that would enshrine DACA protections into law in exchange for strengthened border security, some immigration hardliners in Trump's base fumed over what they perceived as a broken promise. Democratic minority leaders Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer said in a joint statement Wednesday night that they agreed in principle to a deal with Trump that would enshrine DACA protections into law.
Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief says five people have died from a Florida nursing home that had lost power after Hurricane Irma roared through the state. Police and fire crews began evacuating the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills on Wednesday morning.
Sept. 01--The Bradenton Fire Department applied for and received an $847,384 grant in August, paid for by the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response grant program. The funds will pay for the salaries for six new firefighters for the next three years, bringing the city's fire department to personnel levels not seen since prior to the Great Recession.
Rescuers began a block-by-block search of tens of thousands of Houston homes Thursday, pounding on doors and shouting as they looked for anyone - alive or dead - who might have been left behind in Harvey's fetid floodwaters, which have now damaged more than 87,000 homes and destroyed nearly 7,000 statewide. Elsewhere, the loss of power at a flood-crippled chemical plant set off explosions and a fire, and the city of Beaumont, near the Texas-Louisiana line, lost its public water supply.
Fires and two explosions rocked a flooded Houston-area chemical plant early Thursday, sending up a plume that federal authorities described as "incredibly dangerous" and adding a potential new hazard to the aftermath of Harvey. The blasts at the Arkema Inc. plant, about 25 miles northeast of Houston, also ignited a 30- to 40-foot flame.
Firefighters from a Las Vegas-based urban search and rescue team and volunteers with the American Red Cross are on the way to Texas to help with storm and flood disaster response. Clark County fire officials say components of Nevada Task Force 1 were activated during the weekend to assist in the wake of hurricane-turned-tropical storm Harvey.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said that as of 5 p.m. on Sunday, Houston police and fire departments had received nearly 6,000 calls for rescues and had rescued more than 1,000 people. Many of these rescues were of people trapped on their roofs or in their attics.
" Two hairs that looked like the victim's; some dirt on a truck like that taken from the crime scene; a pattern on the bumper that resembled a design on the victim's popular brand of jeans. The case against Steven Barnes in the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl seemed circumstantial, at best.
The largest wildfire ever recorded in Greenland was recently spotted close to the west coast town of Sisimiut, not far from Disko Island where I research retreating glaciers . The fire has captured public and scientific interest not just because its size and location came as a surprise, but also because it is yet another signpost of deep environmental change in the Arctic.
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center staff take part in onsite training atop the new helipad at the hospital Friday August 11, 2017. The new helipad, which is atop a new parking structure at the hospital, is expected to be fully functional in approximately one month and is located next to the emergency and trauma center.
Travis Brown, 33, of Sand Springs Mont., stands next to a fence at a cattle corral while waiting for local cowboys to divert some of his cattle into a trailer.Tim Craig/The Washington Post Travis Brown, 33, of Sand Springs Mont., stands next to a fence at a cattle corral while waiting for local cowboys to divert some of his cattle into a trailer.Tim Craig/The Washington Post SAND SPRINGS, Mont. - In this part of Montana's rugged eastern prairie, Erwin Weder and the other ranchers and cowboys are not used to feeling kicked around.