It began as a managed burn. Fire crews sometimes allow lightning-strike fires to burn, and made the decision to do that on the Dragon Bravo Fire, intended to reduce hazardous fuels and vegetation ...

I want to start off with a look at fire weather conditions around the Gifford Fire. Here is the satellite map of the Gifford fire from 9 a.m. Monday morning. As of 9 a.m. Monday morning, 65,062 acres ...

Fire departments across central North Carolina are seeing consistent reports of brush fires popping up during windy and dry conditions. There is an increased fire risk for most of the state on Friday.

There, the National Weather Service warned of a “particularly dangerous situation,” as hurricane-force winds and bone-dry humidity drive the potential for dangerous conditions and fire risk on Friday ...

Forest fires are on the rise globally. An increase in severe fire weather is largely responsible. By Rebecca Dzombak In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of ...

In its early hours, the Dragon Bravo Fire was treated as a controlled burn, intended to reduce hazardous fuels and vegetation along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Within days, temperatures soared ...