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Western Colorado city temporarily evacuates neighborhood due to wildfire, extended outage expected

Colorado authorities said a fire that began in the City of Craig on Sunday afternoon caused temporary evacuations nearby.

California Wildfire Expands to Nearly 5,000 Acres, Destroys Homes

Canyon Fire grows to nearly 5,000 acres in SoCal, forcing evacuations and emergency response amid extreme heat. This live ...

Breaking: New wildfire reported in Riverside County on Aug. 8

First discovered: 3:37 p.m. Aug. 8 A new wildfire was reported today at 3:37 p.m. in Riverside County, California. The ...

Italy's Mount Vesuvius, a popular tourist destination, closes over wildfire

Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius​, with all hiking routes up ...

Southern California wildfire grows from 50 acres to over 1,000 acres in just hours

Canyon Fire becomes one of four wildfires burning across Southern California on Thursday, forcing evacuations east of Lake ...

Crews increase containment of San Benito County wildfire that injured two

PANOCHE, Calif. – A fast-moving wildfire swelled to 423 acres Friday afternoon in San Benito County, injuring two people and ...

Firefighters battle to prevent reignition of France’s largest wildfire as residents return home

About 1,400 firefighters have been deployed in France's southern Aude region to prevent the country's largest wildfire in ...

How rapid spread of misinformation pushed lawmakers to kill Oregon’s wildfire risk map

Lawmakers wanted to map which properties were most at risk to wildfires. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.

Major French wildfire is unlikely to be under control until late on Sunday

A wildfire in the southern French prefecture of Aude is not expected to be under control until late on Sunday, the regional ...

Drones to scatter seeds over wildfire damaged land

Drones are to be used to scatter the seeds of native tree species over land damaged by wildfires. Lochaber nature restoration ...

Wildfire smoke ignites more cross-border tensions between Minnesota and Canada

Canadians have pushed back against the criticisms. This week, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew accused the Midwest lawmakers of ...

Greece wildfire contained but strong winds prompt evacuations

Greece and other Mediterranean countries are in an area dubbed "a wildfire hot spot" by scientists, with blazes common during ...