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After Texas fire, business boomed for some
by
Andy Uhler
Oct 7, 2015
A wildfire's destruction creates a surge of demand for services and rebuilding.
A Texas county, 4 years after state's worst wildfire
by
Andy Uhler
Oct 2, 2015
Bastrop County, in the dry piney woods, not only is rebuilding, it's growing.
The Valley Fire leaves businesses at a standstill
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Mukta Mohan
Sep 14, 2015
Hardester's Market is one of few places open in Middletown, California.
In Northwest, fire officials are accepting volunteers
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 21, 2015
The experiment could be a model for managing disasters with limited resources.
Intense fires burn dry West and firefighting budgets
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 6, 2015
Reclassifying blazes as natural disasters would help fund strapped Forest Service.
Economic kvetching over knish shortage
Nov 11, 2013
And this final note on supply and demand: Of Knishes.
'Orange slime' used for fighting fires heats debate
Oct 29, 2013
To help fight wildfires, officials often dump orange fire retardant from planes. But some Forest Service employees argue the substance doesn't work as promised.
For public good, not for profit.
A $129 smoke detector that talks
by
Molly Wood
Oct 8, 2013
The Nest Protect costs four times as much as a normal smoke detector.
Yosemite fire burns a mountain region's economy
Aug 30, 2013
The 200-square-mile Rim Fire peels back the layers of the Sierra Nevadas’ economic ecology.
Insurance pools enable housing in Western wildfire zones
Aug 26, 2013
As the Rim Fire in California continues to spread from Yosemite National Park, thousands of homes are threatened. In many areas in the West, insurance pools make it possible to build housing in high-risk fire zones.