All the headlines from our Wildfire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 18 2022 // Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural, chaparral-lined hills of San Diego County. He’s lived there for 21 years and evacuated twice.That’s why he fiercely opposed a plan...
Jul 18 2022 // JERTE, Spain – Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say...
Jul 15 2022 // A wildfire that threatened a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park was burning eastward into the Sierra National Forest on Wednesday.The Washburn Fire is one of dozens of blazes chewing...
Jul 12 2022 // California firefighters were gaining ground in the battle against a wildfire that poses a threat to a grove of giant sequoias and a small community in Yosemite National Park.The Washburn Fire on the western flank of the...
Jul 12 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara ordered insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 85,000 policyholders affected by fires in Santa Barbara County and Monterey County after...
Jul 12 2022 // Some rain helped firefighters battling an Alaska wildfire that prompted evacuations.About a half inch fell into early Monday, allowing crews to build more fire breaks to help control the wildfire started by lightning June...
Jul 11 2022 // A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day, and firefighters were working in difficult terrain Sunday to protect the iconic trees and a small...
Jul 7 2022 // Favorable weather early Wednesday aided the fight against a wildfire in California’s Gold Country that has forced evacuations in two counties.The Electra Fire had burned 6.4 square miles of rural terrain but it was...
Jul 5 2022 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed states of emergency in Santa Barbara and Monterey counties on Friday to help the process of recovery from recent wildfires.The proclamations allow the California Department of...
Jun 30 2022 // A wildfire that erupted in Northern California forced evacuations as it threatened about 500 homes and other buildings, authorities said.The Rices Fire erupted at around 2 p.m. near the Yuba River in Nevada County and had...
Jun 29 2022 // U.S. President Joe Biden authorized an increase in funding for debris removal and other emergency measures being taken as a result of a historic wildfire season in New Mexico that stemmed partly from missteps by federal...
Jun 24 2022 // Homeowners in the US got new guidance to help them defend against increasingly frequent wildfires and associated rising insurance premiums.The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, a research nonprofit funded...
Jun 23 2022 // Cooler and wetter weather this spring has alleviated drought concerns in much of Idaho but spurred grass growth that could cause large rangeland wildfires in the southern part of the state as plants dry out this summer,...
Jun 22 2022 // U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were in the Southwest, causing a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfires to explode into the...
Jun 22 2022 // The combination of tropical moisture and an offshore storm will result in an uptick in thunderstorms across portions of California on Wednesday and Thursday, weather experts are warning.With most of the storms will contain...
Jun 15 2022 // Calmer winds and cooler temperatures Tuesday allowed firefighters across the U.S. West to get a better handle on blazes that have forced hundreds of people from their homes.As red flag warnings expired and winds died down...
Jun 14 2022 // As Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona and California – on the heels of an early and severe wildfire season in New Mexico – insurers are increasingly eyeing the growing risks.“Insurers are very much...
Jun 13 2022 // Evacuations are in effect in parts of northern Arizona as a wildfire about 6 miles north of Flagstaff steadily grew Sunday, authorities said.Coconino National Forest officials said the Pipeline Fire was reported at 10:15...
Jun 13 2022 // Dozens of residents in a small New Mexico community impacted by massive wildfires that merged in April are suing the U.S. Forest Service over what they called a failure to provide information about the government’s...
Jun 10 2022 // Pacific Gas & Electric this week pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges it faces after its equipment sparked a wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes in Northern...