Paul Houle10h ago

👨🏿‍🚒 Wildfire posts can save crucial minutes, but one hidden effect is reshaping how crews and resources get deployed

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-wildfire-crucial-minutes-hidden-effect.html

#wildfire #fire #media #socialmedia #communications #firefighting

Wildfire posts can save crucial minutes, but one hidden effect is reshaping how crews and resources get deployed

Social media posts are a double-edged sword for public agencies that respond to emergencies such as wildfires. New research from the University of Waterloo shows that while posts by citizens who see emergencies in the making can help first responders spring into action faster, they may also result in costly overreaction.

Phys.org
Alaska Headline Living13h ago
Fire season is starting to look different … and it’s getting closer to home 🔥🌲
How to prepare:
👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/7Zaw6
#wildfire #alaskafires #preparedness #readysetgo #alaskalife #WildfirePreparedness #lower48problems
Deborah Edwards-Oñoro17h ago

"This is the third day of firefighting operations around the Mapes Fire, which started at 2:49 p.m. on Monday, about five miles west of Mio in Oscoda County.

As of this morning, the fire is 90% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service’s Mapes Fire dashboard."

https://www.mlive.com/environment/2026/05/crews-battle-northern-michigan-wildfire-for-third-day.html

#Michigan #wildfire

Crews battle Northern Michigan wildfire for third day

Firefighters are holding and reinforcing containment lines around the Mapes Fire.

mlive
AZcoigreach1d ago
Why firefighters have struggled to put out the Hazen Fire near Buckeye #HazenFire #Buckeye #BuckeyeFire #ArizonaWildfire #Wildfire #Firefighters #SaltCedar #BreakingNews #ArizonaNews #buckeyeaz #YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J3qh-nQi1o
Why firefighters have struggled to put out the Hazen Fire near Buckeye

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Drink of Jesus1d ago

14-alarm fire levels an entire township block in Belleville, N.J. Here’s how it may have started.

Sunday's 14-alarm fire in Belleville, New Jersey, took out an entire block. Several dozen fire departments were needed to put out the blaze. Two firefighters were treated overnight for smoke inhalation and exhaustion, but, miraculously, no one else was hurt. Twenty hours after the fire broke out, smoke was still visible on Monday afternoon and the air quality wasn't good. Mayor Michael Melham said the fire started in a mattress factory at 347 Cortlandt St., and spread to each side of the […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/05/14-alarm-fire-levels-an-entire-township-block-in-belleville-n-j-heres-how-it-may-have-started/

Drink of Jesus1d ago

Brush fire outside Dodger Stadium snarls traffic on 110 Freeway

A brush fire near the 110 Freeway just outside Dodger Stadium caused "excessive delays into the downtown area" of Los Angeles, according to authorities. The Los Angeles Fire Department said the blaze was reported around 5:44 p.m. Saturday. It's not yet clear what caused the fire, but it broke out near the southbound lanes of the 110 near Stadium Way. At 7:04 p.m., the LAFD said forward progress was stopped and responding crews were in the "mop up" phase. Between one and two acres […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/05/brush-fire-outside-dodger-stadium-snarls-traffic-on-110-freeway/

Amy Roberts1d ago

Wild fire 🔥 Scotland across from Edinburgh near the Forth Bridge on the peninsula

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyp4n484rpo

#wildfire #fife #scotland

Crews still on scene of wildfire near Forth Bridge

Firefighters were called to the grass fire at North Queensferry at about 20:00 on Monday evening.

BBC News
Drink of Jesus1d ago

Gopher Fire fully contained after burning nearly 70 acres in Riverside County

Riverside County firefighters have fully contained the Gopher Fire, which broke out in southern Riverside County on Saturday afternoon and temporarily forced evacuation orders for some residents.  The blaze, which was reported at around 2:40 p.m. near Highway 79 and Sage Road in the Aguanga area, burned just about 67 acres before Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department crews reported 100% containment on Sunday night.  Evacuation orders were briefly issued for some residents living in […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/05/gopher-fire-fully-contained-after-burning-nearly-70-acres-in-riverside-county/

Drink of Jesus1d ago

New Jersey fire crews respond to brush fire in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County

Fire crews were called out to a brush fire in a residential area of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, on Tuesday morning. The fire is in the area of McCall Avenue and Jackson Road and as of 6 a.m. is considered mostly under control, New Jersey Forest Fire Service Chief Bill Donnelly said.  The flames were in an area surrounded by homes that sit on roughly 2-3 acre lots. The structures were not damaged and no one was injured, he said. "The fire was right in the middle of all […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/05/new-jersey-fire-crews-respond-to-brush-fire-in-hamilton-township-atlantic-county/

🇩🇪 🇺🇦 🇨🇦1d ago

As the US burns...

"Trump Cuts Wildfire Resources As Fires Burn Across the Nation"

#NACHO #TACO #Trump #Incompetence #News #Politics #Wildfire #Disaster #USA #Europe #EU #Economy #Recession #Inflation #Environment #Climate #Fire

https://climatecrisis247.com/news/trump-cuts-wildfire-resources-as-fires-burn-across-the-nation/

Trump Cuts Wildfire Resources As Fires Burn Across the Nation - Climate Crisis 247

Wildfire season in the United States lasts from the spring through the fall, with peak activity typically reported in the summer months. Though still in the

Climate Crisis 247