Wildfire in solar panel field

A vegetation fire in Intel’s solar panel field in Folsom, California created an unusual situation for firefighters, who for safety reasons declined to fight the fire among the electricity-generating panels, but attacked it from the edge of the facility. FOX40 has a video report.

Massachusetts firefighters deployed to Canada

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation is sending 15 state and municipal wildland firefighters along with six others from Maine to fight forest fires in the Canadian province of Quebec. The 21 firefighters will assist in suppressing some of the fires that have burned over a million acres in the province.

Grass fire causes delays at airport in Chicago

A grass fire near an FAA Tracon Facility in Elgin, Illinois Saturday caused delays at O’Hare International Airport. The fire caused a drop in water pressure in the building which triggered fire alarms. Operations were switched to an Aurora facility, according to a spokeswoman for the FAA.