The Cliff Creek Fire was first discovered on July 17th approximately 5 miles north of the town of Bondurant, Wyoming. The lightning-caused fire quickly spread in thick, contiguous timber. It burned…
Adam PrellJuly 22, 2016
West Salt Lake City Fire Summary A worker cutting pallets at Rio's Auto Recycling in West Salt Lake City accidentally ignited pallets and caused a huge industrial and grass fire…
Adam PrellJuly 8, 2016
Sherpa Fire Summary The Sherpa fire started Wednesday afternoon in a remote area of the Los Padres National Forest (LPF), directly west of Santa Barbara, California. It quickly grew in size…
Adam PrellJune 17, 2016
While many of the Midwest and Atlantic states continue to get inches of rain and worry about ongoing flooding, Wyoming's focus is on containing several lightning fires that started over…
RedZoneJune 15, 2016
Firefighters continue to battle the Tenderfoot Fire near Yarnell, Arizona. As of June 10th, the fire is being reported at 3,300 acres with only 10% containment. The Tenderfoot fire was…
Adam PrellJune 10, 2016
After three hours, firefighters and air units contained the 4-acre Tortoise Fire that burned in the gated community of Coto de Caza in Orange County. No evacuation orders were issued.…
Adam PrellJune 4, 2016
A year to the day since the devastating flood of 2015 pummeled the Austin & San Antonio areas of Texas, other parts of Texas received in excess of 9" of rain in 3…
RedZoneMay 27, 2016
The Casitas Fire near Highway 33 north of Ventura erupted Thursday (April 28) afternoon prompting the evacuation of a Teen Challenge center of N. Ventura Avenue. The second alarm fire was…
Adam PrellApril 29, 2016
A 2-3 acre fire was reported around 7:15 a.m. near Newhall Ranch Road and Copper Hill Drive in Valencia, California on April 15th. The fire grew to 33 acres by…
Adam PrellApril 15, 2016
