Latest Wildfire Headlines
All the headlines from our Wildfire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Officials Say Wildfire Near Lake Tahoe Largely Kept from Towns
Sep 8 2021 // The huge wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region was about half contained as of Tuesday night, with the head of California’s firefighting agency saying crews largely have been able to keep flames away from...
After Huge Wildfires, Greece Creates Climate Crisis Ministry
Sep 8 2021 // Greece’s center-right government has created a new ministry to address the impact of climate change and named former European Union commissioner Christos Stylianides as minister. Stylianides, 63, who served as...
Lake Tahoe Residents Glad Homes Spared from Massive Wildfire
Sep 7 2021 // Connor Jones sunbathed with his dog on the otherwise empty beach at Ski Run Marina on Monday, as residents trickling back into town filled up their cars at a gas station behind him and employees of a water sports rental...
Progress Against Flames from Massive Wildfire Near Lake Tahoe
Sep 1 2021 // Firefighters reported progress in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from an approaching forest fire after the stiff winds they had feared failed to materialize in the California-Nevada alpine...
California Commissioner Issues Another Non-Renewal Moratorium to Aid Policyholders Affected by Wildfires
Sep 1 2021 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has issued notices to insurers alerting them to cease non-renewals and cancellations of insurance coverage for communities with wildfire emergencies. Lara’s notices...
Bears Emerge as Threat in Fight Against Minnesota Wildfire
Sep 1 2021 // Officials leading the fight against wildfires in northeastern Minnesota warned Aug. 30 about a new threat: bears attracted by generous donations of food and other supplies. “Donations have far out-stripped our need...
California Wildfire Threatens Lake Tahoe Area
Aug 27 2021 // Some 14,000 firefighters facing changing weather conditions battled more than a dozen large wildfires across California, including a growing blaze that was slowly pushing toward the Lake Tahoe resort region. Winds and...
Firefighter Dies While Working Oregon Wildfire, Officials Say
Aug 25 2021 // A firefighter died this week while battling a wildfire southeast of Eugene, Oregon, officials said. Bryan Cutchen, Oakridge city administrator and acting fire chief, said the death is suspected to have been caused by a...
Mulch Eyed as Erosion Control Following Colorado Wildfires
Aug 24 2021 // An aerial landscaping team has taken flight in the mountains west of Fort Collins, Colo. Its landing site sits in a broad field at the base of Poudre Canyon. Every few minutes, a helicopter arrives to lift a net loaded...
New Wildfires Break Out on Greece’s Evia Island
Aug 24 2021 // ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s fire department scrambled firefighting aircraft and ground forces as at least two new blazes broke out in areas already scarred by wildfires this summer, with strong winds...
Greece Wildfire Destroys Jobs of Pine Resin Collectors
Aug 23 2021 // AGDINES, Greece (AP) – For generations, residents in the north of the Greek island of Evia have made their living from the dense pine forests surrounding their villages. Tapping the ubiquitous Aleppo pines for their...
Forest Service: Lightning Caused Minnesota Wildfire
Aug 23 2021 // A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota has grown to 6 1/4 square miles (16 square kilometers), but U.S. Forest Service officials said on Aug. 19 that it grew little overnight. The Forest...
State Fund Offering Credit Extension to Policyholders Impacted by California Wildfires
Aug 20 2021 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is offering a 30-day credit extension to policyholders affected by wildfires currently burning in Northern California counties declared states of emergency by Gov.Gavin...
California Wildfire Season Setting a Record, More Damage Expected
Aug 20 2021 // Smoke from California’s wildfires choked people on the East Coast. Flames wiped out a Gold Rush-era town. The acreage burned would dwarf the state of Rhode Island. Images of homes engulfed in flames and mountains...
Nevada Senator Wants Ideas to Address Wildfire Smoke
Aug 20 2021 // Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is urging firefighters, scientists, teachers and moms to help form new strategies to deal with increasingly unhealthy air quality in Nevada caused by wildfires that continue to worsen and no...
California Commissioner Issues Non-Renewal Moratorium to Aid Policyholders Affected by Wildfires
Aug 19 2021 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies from non-renewing or cancelling residential property insurance policies. The action is intended to...
Wildfire Grows to 5 Square Miles in Northeastern Minnesota
Aug 19 2021 // A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota has grown to 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) as hot, dry and windy conditions persist, officials said. U.S. Forest Service and other crews have...
California Wildfires Are Exhausting 10,000-Strong Army Fighting Them
Aug 19 2021 // There are over 10,000 firefighters battling unprecedented blazes in California, but that isn’t enough, and the state is having a hard time finding more as flames rage across the western U.S. and Canada. Twelve major...
Dozens of Homes Evacuated as Minnesota Wildfire Spreads
Aug 18 2021 // Dozens of residences have been evacuated as a wildfire in northeastern Minnesota continues to spread, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire in the Superior National Forest near Greenwood Lake had expanded to about...
Wildfires Advancing Through Northern California
Aug 18 2021 // Northern California wildfires that incinerated two mountain communities continued marching through the Sierra Nevada while a utility purposely blacked out as many as 51,000 customers to prevent new blazes. Two weeks after...
