wildfires, Air quality alert
Digest more
A new wildfire was reported today at 10:53 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.
Bad news for vacationers — a massive wildfire that shut down the Grand Canyon's North Rim has grown even more. Here's the latest.
RED LODGE — Multiple agencies responded Monday to a fire west of Red Lodge in the Silver Run area. The fire started at 6 p.m. on Sunday and burned nearly 15 acres of U.S. Forest Service land.
The Bear Gulch and Hamma fires are both producing smoke in Mason County. Wildfire haze is expected to reach up to 50 miles northeast, to Quilcene Bay. The Bear Gulch Fire is currently burning across 1,275 acres near the north shore of Lake Cushman. The fire has fallen from 19% to 10% containment and has been burning since July 6.
Harvard scientists reveal how wildfire smoke, filled with toxic particles, is emerging as a growing health risk fueled by climate change.
Explore more
A new report from the real estate company Redfin estimates the damage from January's wildfires to reach $51.7 billion within the city of Los Angeles.
1don MSN
Deputies, fire crews in south Denver metro area quickly contain "fast moving wildfire" near Sedalia
Fire crews and deputies were called to what they called a "fast-moving wildfire" located just south of the Denver Metro Area on Sunday night.
A wildfire in eastern Oregon that rapidly grew to more than 12,000 acres is 90% contained as of Monday morning after igniting the previous evening, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. The Little John fire sparked six miles west of the unincorporated community of Arock in Malheur County. No evacuation orders have been issued.
A wildfire reported Sunday,three miles northwest of Lincoln, grew from a couple acres to nearly 40 acres over the course of the day.The Montana DNRC notes the
The DNR also said Tuesday that Fire Control program staff have been mobilized across the western U.S. and Canada to combat increased wildfire activity and assist in suppression and protection efforts. According to the DNR, DNR staff have been mobilized to 12 different states and provinces, including 20 individuals.
Wildfire season begins in August, and firefighters have been dutifully prepping to fight any that might spring up.