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Hawk Fire tops 15,000 acres near Reno, spurs 42,000 evacuations

  • Aug 24

Hawk Fire grows to 13K acres near Reno; thousands forced to evacuate

  • Aug 24
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Wildfires expose and detonate buried bombs, mines from WWI and WWII

  • Aug 22

Senators urge halt to wildfire betting markets

  • Aug 11

Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated

  • Aug 10

Spokane fire: Man arrested for alleged wildfire arson

  • Aug 4

Utility's idle transmission tower caused 2025 Eaton fire: LA officials

  • Aug 4

Washington fires destroy hundreds of buildings, force evacuations

  • Aug 3

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Fires near Spokane have burned 600 structures and forced 60,000 evacuations

  • Aug 3
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The connection between drought and wildfire risk in southeast Texas, when to be on alert

  • Feb 26
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Judge Hidalgo says 200-acre wildfire near Greens Bayou is 'still burning, but remains contained'

  • Feb 25
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Firefighters working with Harris Co. Flood Control to put out 175-acre wildfire in NE Houston: HFD

  • Feb 24
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Firefighters working with Harris Co Flood Control to put out 175-acre wildfire in NE Houston: HFD

  • Feb 23
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Uncontrolled burn in Liberty County prompts mutual aid response, Dayton VFD says

  • Feb 13
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Why prescribed fires are used to help prevent potential wildfire spread

  • Feb 10
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HFD monitoring fire in Addicks Reservoir near 1-10 and Eldridge Parkway

  • Jan 19

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Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes

Authorities say about 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state.

  • Aug 2

Canadian premier calls Trump's threat to add wildfire pollution costs to tariffs 'unacceptable'

The leader of Canada's Ontario province on Saturday lashed out at President Donald Trump over his threat to add "the cost of pollution" from that country's wildfires to US tariffs.

  • Jul 19
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As smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the US, can wearing a mask help?

Smoke contains fine particles that can travel deep into the lungs.

  • Jul 17

Wildfires expose millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke

Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is expected to engulf large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, exposing millions of people to dangerous air pollution.

  • Jul 15

3 firefighters killed in fire on Colorado-Utah border trying to shield themselves from flames ID'd

Three firefighters killed over the weekend in a wildfire along the Colorado-Utah border were trying to shield themselves from flames by deploying tent-like shelters when they were overcome, authorities said.

  • Jun 29