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Montana's fire season is expected to increase activity as fuels are drying out after the cool spring.

An unusual spate of lightning has ignited more than 50 new wildfires in Alaska, worsening air quality, preparing communities to evacuate and exacerbating an already historic fire season in the

Alaska is on track to exceed the total acreage burned in the record 2004 fire season, when more than 6 million acres went up in flames. More than 225 fires are currently blazing in the state.

Satellites looking down from space are capturing important wildfire data in Alaska as smoke from more than 160 wildfires continues to billow across the state during a record wildfire summer.

BISHOP, Calif. – Celebrating July 4 festivities outdoors is a time-honored tradition throughout the United States, and the Inyo National Forest is happy to

News Release The White House Early season wildfires in New Mexico and across the Southwest are devastating communities and ravaging landscapes. So far this

The Texas A&M Forest Service has increased the State Preparedness Level to Level 4 as the result of a significant increase in wildfire activity across the...

Firefighters in Texas made progress overnight on a blaze spanning tens of thousands of acres. 

State Wildfire Preparedness Level increased to Level 4 due to increased activity and commitment of fire resources

“Montana jumps out compared to other states,” George Washington University post-doctoral researcher Katelyn O’Dell said of the state’s deaths related to wildfire smoke exposure.