LAS VEGAS (AP) — An aircraft operated by a military contractor out of Nellis Air Force Base crashed in a nearby residential area, authorities in Las Vegas said Monday. A statement attributed to base spokesman Lt. Col. Bryon McGarry confirmed …
Firefighters have tightened their grip on a deadly Los Angeles wildfire burning with subdued fury on Sunday after extremely dry desert winds that had stoked the flames gave way to moister, gentler breezes blowing in from the Pacific. The so-called …
More than 350 people and about 40 watercraft are to take part in a fire boat training exercise set for DeGray Lake. Departments from Arkansas and Texas are signed up for the Saturday event. The Arkansas Forestry Commission organizes the …
The Arkansas Forestry Commission says crews suppressed more than 50 wildfires over the holiday weekend. The commission says workers contained 51 wildfires that burned some 2,200 acres between Friday afternoon and Monday afternoon. Crews suppressed another 16 wildfires by Tuesday …