Giant sequoias wrapped in foil to protect from US forest fires

Firefighters try to save sequoia trees from wildfires with blankets

World-famous national park is under threat -- and rangers are making a desperate attempt to save some of it.

Firefighters optimistic over world's biggest tree

Firefighters battling to protect the world's biggest tree from wildfires ravaging the parched United States said Friday they are optimistic it can be saved.Flames are creeping closer to the majestic General Sherman and other giant sequoias, as man-made climate change worsens California's fearsome fire season."We have hundreds of firefighters there giving it their all, giving extra care," Mark Garrett, communications officer for the region's fire…

US firefighters optimistic over world's biggest tree

Firefighters battling to protect the world’s biggest tree from wildfires ravaging the parched United States said on Friday they are optimistic it can be saved.Flames are creeping closer to the majestic General Sherman and other giant sequoias, as man-made climate change worsens California’s fearsome fire season.“We have hundreds of firefighters there giving it their all, giving extra care,” Mark Garrett, communications officer for the region’s f…

Aluminum wrap used to protect homes in California wildfires

By SCOTT SONNER Associated PressRENO, Nev. (AP) — Aluminum wraps designed to protect homes from flames are getting attention as wildfires burn in California. During a fire near Lake Tahoe, some wrapped houses survived while nearby homes were destroyed. The material resembles tin foil from the kitchen drawer but is modeled after the tent-like shelters that wildland firefighters use as a last resort to protect themselves when trapped by flames. Th…

Firefighters battle to save world’s largest tree as blazes ravage California

Firefighters battling to protect the world’s biggest tree from wildfires ravaging the parched United States said on Friday they are optimistic it can be saved.Flames are creeping closer to the majestic General Sherman and other giant sequoias, as man-made climate change worsens California’s fearsome fire season.“We have hundreds of firefighters there giving it their all, giving extra care,” Mark Garrett, communications officer for the region’s f…

Giant California sequoias wrapped in aluminum as fire nears

Firefighters have wrapped the base of the world's largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as part of an effort to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning in California's rugged Sierra Nevada.