Wildfires in West Explode in Size amid Hot, Windy Conditions August 1, 2022 By Julie Watson and Rebecca Boone SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wildfires in California and Montana exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot conditions and were quickly...
One Home Destroyed, 155 People Told to Evacuate Alaska Fire July 11, 2022 By Mark Thiessen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One home has been destroyed by a wildfire burning in Alaska’s interior, while a majority of...
Favorable Weather Helps Fight Against California Forest Fire July 7, 2022 JACKSON, Calif. (AP) — Favorable weather early Wednesday aided the fight against a wildfire in California’s Gold Country that has...
New Mexico Fires Prompt Forest Closures, Governor Seeks Aid May 19, 2022 By Susan Montoya Bryan ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor said Tuesday that given the ferocity and swift movements of a record-setting wildfire...
Big Progress on Wildfires, but Dangerous Winds on the Way April 29, 2022 By Susan Montoya Bryan and Margery A. Beck ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have been making significant progress Wednesday on the biggest wildfires burning unusually hot and fast...
Added Crews Making Progress on Midwest, Southwest Fires April 28, 2022 By Margery A. Beck and Susan Montoya Bryan OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Beefed up fire crews made major progress on a large prairie fire burning near the Nebraska-Kansas...
Wildfires Merge in New Mexico, Threatening Rural Villages April 25, 2022 By Cedar Attanasio and Paul Davenport LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Maggie Mulligan said her dogs could sense the panic while she and her husband packed...
California Wildfire Now Half Contained Amid Calmer Weather October 18, 2021 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters persisted in making progress Saturday against a wildfire burning for a sixth day in...
Wildfire Rages in Southern California Coastal Mountains October 14, 2021 SOLVANG, Calif. (AP) — A major highway in Southern California coastal mountains remained closed Wednesday and evacuation orders were in...
Fires Threatening California’s Sequoias Continue to Grow September 29, 2021 THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — California firefighters battled fast-growing forest fires threatening giant sequoias and small communities in the Sierra...