With the recent “Gilman fire” in La Jolla ... Use corrosion-resistant metal mesh to screen all vents, and check them regularly to remove any debris that collects in front of the screen.

Defensible space is the buffer homeowners can create between their homes and the grass, trees, shrubs, or any other wildland area ... metal mesh to screen all vents, and check them regularly ...

As 2025 began, the world watched the devastating fires in southern California. The fires spread rapidly over chaparral-covered hillsides under extremely dry conditions and Santa Ana winds. Thousands ...

“Wildfires that occur in the wildland urban interface can be ... Assess your house to see what openings you can screen or temporarily seal. Windblown embers can get into homes easily through vents and ...

introduced the “Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act,” which would combine the Forest Service and Interior Department’s efforts under a National Wildland ... a combined fire agency has ...

A camp that prepared women to become wildland firefighters has been paused because of President Donald Trump’s executive ...

The U.S. Forest Service employs more than 11,000 people in its wildland fire program, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture website, and historically has had a hard time hiring and retai ...

The brothers created a GPS device that can track fire crews and improve communication with them. When wildland firefighters go out on fire, it can be hard to reach them at times and know where ...

Most of those structures were in neighborhoods where the boundaries between human development and natural landscapes blur — the area fire officials and researchers call the wildland-urban ...

“We have responded to numerous calls today for carbon monoxide inside the home due to the snow covering the hot water/furnace vents outside,” Ottawa Fire shared in a social post on X Feb. 16. “Please ...

Captain John Doherty of the South Bay Fire Department highlighted the critical need to keep vents clear to prevent dangerous gas buildup. "To keep those vents clear is super important, because ...