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Bone-dry and windy conditions across the Midwest and Great Plains are only making it easier for wildfires to spark. The worsening drought factors mount pressure on volunteer firefighters that respond when wildfires occur.

Out of control and still uncontained, the McKinney Fire continues to burn, having consumed more than 55,000 acres so far. What and how the fire started is still under investigation, but those monitoring the fire are looking at lightning as a potential cause.

Out of control and still uncontained, the McKinney Fire continues to burn, having consumed more than 55,000 acres so far. What and how the fire started is still under investigation, but those monitoring the fire are looking at lightning as a potential cause.

As the Halfway Hill Fire continues to burn near Fillmore, community members are meeting with fire officials to outline their plans to fight the fire and to protect the community in the future.

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Scientists have strong evidence wildfire can make landslides and flooding worse. Is it time for B.C. to adopt a U.S.-style rapid response team to help warn people?

Western Wildfires Set Record Here’s a fact that almost no one living in the west will be surprised to hear. Rippey: “It appears that a modern US record has been set for wildfire acreage during the extraordinarily active western wildfire season of 2020. 10.27 million acres of vegetation burned across the 50 United States in 2020. This is also the first time we’ve seen more than 10 million acres burned in the lower 49 states.” USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey speaking on numbers released ...