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After another devastating year, it’s clear that Californians can’t keep trying to “fight” wildfires. Instead, they need to accept it as their new reality.

As fires blew up around Montana over the weekend, leaders say it is a reminder of why it’s so important to be ready to respond.

As Oregon turns into the home stretch of an exhausting wildfire season, officials say that the current fires are not likely to shrink anytime soon.

NIFC, based in Boise, requested the mobilization as "above-normal" fire activity continues in many parts of the nation.

Conditions remain likely for more blazes in areas of Oregon and Washington suffering from extreme drought, said Ian Rickert, regional fire management planning specialist for the U.S. Forest Service and

If the American Fork wildfire radio chatter has a Brooklyn accent next week, just know the FDNY has reported for duty.

The crews will assist with big fires in Central Montana.

UpdatedThu, Jul 22, 2021 at 12:57 pm PT Reply Beginning July 23, 2021, all wood fires are banned inside Mount Rainier National Park, one of the regions most popular destinations. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) MOUNT RAINIER, WA — Mount Rainier National Park is enacting a parkwide fire ban, prohibiting campfires, wood fires, briquettes, fire pits, fire pans and barbecue grills inside the park until further notice. During the ban, visitors may still use portable petroleum-fueled cooking stoves, he...

Governor activates Montana National Guard to help fight wildfires Montana National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk (MTN file photo) Montana National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk (MTN file photo) and last updated 2021-07-22 17:29:13-04 GREAT FALLS — Governor Greg Gianforte announced on Thursday afternoon that he is ordering two Montana National Guard helicopter support modules, including 24 soldiers, on to State Active Duty for 15 days to support the state’s wildfire response. The Montana Department of...

The Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest says we’re in what’s called a Preparedness Level 5. That means most of the country’s incident management teams are already committed to other incidents. In the event of a fire, crews would have to deal with the incident themselves, before any other resources become available. “That’s as bad as it gets and so if we have another fire or something around here we are going to have to cobble together the appropriate response and this is not good,”...