This article was first published by High Country News. Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more than people digging ...

A contained wildfire is one that still burns but is no longer spreading, while a controlled fire has been extinguished. The forest service was continuously updating an interactive map to chart the ...

A new national forecast warns that above-normal wildfire risk will exist through most of New Mexico by April. Meanwhile, federal cuts could leave one-third of the state without dispatchers to ...

The state says it is concerned with fire danger. Their solution is a fire map so that the citizens can be in charge of fire danger. This shifts the responsibility to the homeowner when the fire ...

Despite being miles away from his Oregon home ... the next time a fire pops up.” Duncan said Flaherty’s experience was incredibly common across the Forest Service. Around 75% of the USFS ...

Track wildfire activity across the state with this interactive map. Description: Fire activity was minimal across the area, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Firefighters will continue to ...

In Texas, fire crews ... interactive map. Description: The wildfire in northern Hays County was initially responded to March 4 by local fire departments before Texas A&M Forest Service crews ...

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Newly released draft fire risk maps from Cal Fire have updated changes in Solano County’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones, used by state and local firefighters to divide responsibility and monitor risks.

A new study using the largest network of microphones to track birds in the United States is providing crucial insights for managing and restoring fire-prone forests across California's Sierra Nevada ...