UUHC Health Feed

Six Fire and Burn Safety Tips to Keep Your Holidays Merry and Bright

Before you start decking the halls for the holidays, consider this: around 47,000 fires occur during this festive season, resulting in over 500 deaths each year. Yet, here is the good news: preventing ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Cal Fire: Burn permit suspension lifted for North Bay residential, agricultural burns

After a months-long suspension, Cal Fire announced that North Bay residents can resume burning with proper permits beginning Monday. The notice applies to Napa and Sonoma counties and Marin, Solano, ...
Los Angeles Times

‘It’s still smoldering.’ A hiker’s video of Palisades fire raises questions about ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A hiker’s video shows smoke rising from the Lachman fire burn scar on Jan. 2, hours after the LAFD declared the ...
MLive

Fighting wildfire with fire: Can Michigan burn its way to healthier forests?

ROCKFORD, MI – The risk of destructive wildfires rises every spring and not just in the redwood forests of California. Michigan’s woodlands also face danger of ending in ashes as climate change ...

Satellite Imagery Captures Strong Wind Blowing Ash Off of Ranger Road Fire Burn Scar

Satellite imagery captured strong wind blowing ash off of the Ranger Road Fire burn scar in the Oklahoma Panhandle on Thursday.This footage was released by the Cooperative Institute for ...