Latest Wildfire Headlines
All the headlines from our Wildfire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Wildfires Feeding on Grass Fed by Winter Rain
Jul 12 2017 // Wildfires driving people from their homes in California and throughout the West have had help from an unlikely source: the rain. Major winter downpours that pulled the state out of years of drought also brought a layer of...
300-Plus Canadian Wildfires Force Closures of Lumber Mills, Natural Gas Facility
Jul 12 2017 // More than 300 wildfires in British Columbia have forced Canadian lumber mills and an Enbridge Inc. natural gas compressor station to shut as hot, dry weather fans blazes across swaths of western Canada and the...
Northern California Wildfire Destroys 37 Structures
Jul 11 2017 // A Northern California wildfire has destroyed 37 structures, at least some of them homes. The figure is up from 17 destroyed structures previously reported by state fire officials. However, the blaze weakened significantly...
California Blazes Among Numerous Wildfires in Western U.S.
Jul 10 2017 // Two major wildfires in California that have forced nearly 8,000 people out of their homes are among numerous fires in the Western U.S. that have barreled across the baking landscape, destroying property. About 4,000 people...
Arizona Prepping for Floods in Wake of Massive Wildfire
Jul 6 2017 // A northern Arizona wildfire is nearing full containment and officials say it’s time to take precautions against possible post-fire flooding. Officials say there’s a high risk of flooding during the monsoon, and...
Homes Near Northern Arizona Wildfire Have Evacuations Lifted
Jul 5 2017 // Homeowners in northern Arizona were given the green light to return days after being displaced by a fast-moving wildfire, while residents more than 200 miles away fled their homes after a blaze forced an evacuation of a...
Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Rural California Town
Jul 5 2017 // Crews have stopped the forward progress of a small wildfire in Central California that has triggered evacuations in a rural area north of Fresno. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the 225-acre...
Prosecutors Unable to Prove Arson Against 2 Youths in Tennessee Wildfires
Jul 5 2017 // Prosecutors have dropped arson charges against two juveniles in connection with the Tennessee wildfires that killed 14 people and tore through thousands of homes and businesses in November, a law enforcement official said...
Arizona Residents Evacuated as Wildfires Sweep Western U.S.
Jun 30 2017 // An Arizona wildfire that forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town was 43 percent contained by Thursday evening, authorities said. Roughly 1,400 evacuated residents of the community...
California Wildfire Destroys Ranch Home of ‘Big Bang Theory’ Star
Jun 29 2017 // The home of “Big Bang Theory” star Johnny Galecki has been destroyed in a wildfire in California. Nicole Perna, a spokeswoman for the 42-year-old actor, says his home on a ranch in the San Luis Obispo area was...
Utah Blaze Now Nation’s Largest Active Wildfire
Jun 27 2017 // The nation’s largest wildfire is burning in Utah and has forced more than 1,500 people from their homes and cabins in a mountain area that’s home to a ski town. Firefighters battled high winds Monday as they...
Rains Nearly Extinguish Vast Georgia Wildfire Burning Since April
Jun 14 2017 // A wildfire that burned vast acreage and at one point threatened hundreds of homes near the Georgia-Florida state line has been nearly extinguished after steady rains soaked the Okefenokee Swamp over the past week. The team...
Average 2017 Wildfire Season Predicted for Wyoming
May 31 2017 // State forester Bill Crapser says most of Wyoming is predicted to have slightly below average to average large wildfires this year. Crapser says there could be a lot of wildfires started by lightning but most are not...
Report: Florida Resident Sparked Wildfire With Lawn Mower
May 26 2017 // A lawn mower is being blamed for sparking a wildfire that destroyed five structures in Florida. The Naples Daily News reports that the state’s Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement concluded its investigation into...
Wildfire near Leavenworth, Washington, Forces Evacuations
May 25 2017 // Evacuation orders are still in effect in as crews battle a wildfire north of Leavenworth, Washington. Brendan Cowan, a spokesman for the Northwest Incident Management Team, says the blaze covered about 40 acres as of...
Number of Florida Wildfires Tops 2,100 So Far This Year
May 18 2017 // State officials say 170,000 acres in Florida have burned from wildfires since the start of the year. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said that more than 127 active fires were burning in Florida as of...
6 Critical Wildfire Preparation Recommendations
May 17 2017 // This morning while I’m sitting in my office writing this post, I’m thinking about wildfires. According to the ArcGIS website, there are 24 active wildfires in the US. 17 of them are in the state of Florida....
Evacuation Order Lifted for Georgia Residents Near Okefenokee Wildfire
May 16 2017 // A mandatory evacuation order has been lifted for two south Georgia towns threatened for days last week by a wildfire that had spread outside the boundaries of the neighboring Okefenokee swamp. Authorities say evacuation...
Regulators in California Hit PG&E with $8.3M Fine for Deadly Wildfire
May 15 2017 // Regulators say they have fined Pacific Gas and Electric Co. $8.3 million for failing to maintain a power line that sparked a massive blaze in Northern California that destroyed 549 homes and killed two people. The...
Wisconsin Under State of Emergency for Wildfire Danger
May 12 2017 // Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has declared a state of emergency as the state faces heightened wildfire conditions. Walker issued an executive order directing all state agencies to assist with potential wildfire response and...
