Last year, Utah logged 1,244 reports of wildfires, the highest number recorded since 2020. Nationally, the total acres burned rose from 2.7 million acres in 2023 to nearly nine million in 2024, a ...

G RAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Containment continues to grow for the wildfires burning in the west. Here is the latest ...

As climate-driven weather extremes fuel fires across the U.S. West, the tendency of residents to spend more time indoors may be accelerating the spread of infectious diseases, a new study has found… ...

New wildfires continue to spark in Oregon as the state barrels into peak fire season. The Burdoin , Butte Creek and Greeley ...

Firefighters stage in front of a fire ravaged property Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Relief was arriving after a rough stretch of wildfires all around the U.S. West, with ...

Out-of-state crews headed to Montana Saturday to battle a blaze that injured five firefighters as the West struggled with a series of fires that have ravaged rural lands and destroyed homes.

Wildfires have forced evacuations for visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West as the summer monsoon season brings increased lightning to the arid region. Black Canyon of the ...

JACOB LAKE, Ariz. (AP) — Visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West have been evacuated because of wildfires. Gunnison National Park, about 260 miles (418 kilometers) southwest of ...

Jul. 11—As the summer heat begins, fire crews from Lewis and Thurston counties have been deployed to wildfires across the state. On July 8 and 9, firefighters from Lewis County Fire District 5 ...

The Sandhurst Fire burns near radio towers above Ensign Peak and north of Salt Lake City on July 20, 2024. Lawmakers, led by Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, are looking at ways to reduce their number ...