As of November 2025, about 4.9 million acres have been burned in wildfires in the United States. Wildfire destroys homes and ...

How wildfires spread is more variable and unpredictable than Canada's standard models assume, new research from UBC Okanagan ...

For decades, federal firefighters have trudged and parachuted into wildfires with only “a bandana and a prayer,” as the saying goes, to protect them from inhaling dangerous toxins. Meanwhile, studies ...

After growing up in a Marine Corps family, Tiege Downes enlisted out of high school. As a Marine in a scout-sniper platoon, he deployed overseas and expected he’d go to college after his active-duty ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- The Hawaii Fire Department is battling a wildland fire in North Hilo. Hawaii County reports at least 60 acres have burned. The Hawaii County Civil Defense sent an alert ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – At the Springer Correctional Center in northern New Mexico, women inmates are getting hands-on training in wildland firefighting. The New Mexico Corrections Department’s recently ...

Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski is urging city officials to designate more money in the 2026 budget to replace or repair aging firefighting equipment. Mayor Cavalier Johnson's proposed budget for ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Federal prosecutors sued Southern California Edison, saying its equipment ignited the 2019 Saddle Ridge fire, ...

Editor’s note: The article has been updated to reflect the address of the correct home that burned in the fire: 568 Light Hill Road. The original address provided by the press release, 472 Light Hill ...

CURRY COUNTY, Ore. — Several state task forces are responding to a lightning-caused wildfire in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest area. All Level 3 "Go Now" evacuation orders have been lifted, ...

Boise, Idaho — Governor Brad Little has ordered all U.S. and State of Idaho flags to be lowered to half-staff immediately to honor the life of Isabella Oscarson, a dedicated member of the Idaho ...