North Dakota wildfires trigger statewide emergency, evacuations
Oct 6, 2024 · North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide fire emergency as wildfires killed one person and triggered numerous evacuations.. The state’s forest service is fighting multiple fires mainly ...
Wildfire smoke directly increases dementia risk
Dec 9, 2024 · A study of more than 1.6 million people in California found a direct correlation between exposure to wildfire smoke and increased dementia risk.
'Unprecedented' Wyoming wildfire expands evacuations
Oct 3, 2024 · The Elk Fire burning throughout Wyoming’s Big Horn National Forest near the town of Dayton triggered evacuations late Tuesday night and expanded evacuation warnings for nearby residents ...
United States Archives - Wildfire Today
Jan 3, 2025 · A grueling fight that forced wildland firefighters in the United States to become armchair legislative experts just entered its fourth year, with a light at the end of the tunnel being closer than ...
Oregon's worst wildfire season ever in 2024 breaks acreage record
Aug 10, 2024 · Wildfires have burned more Oregon acreage in 2024 than ever before. The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Daily Situation Report for Aug. 9 estimated 1,387,541 acres burned so far. Officials ...
Firefighting aircraft market will boom as wildfires surge, report says
Dec 2, 2024 · File photo of an Air Tractor 802 Fire Boss operated by Conair. The market has “grown strongly” in recent years, with an increase from $8.77 billion in 2023 to $9.57 billion in 2024.
Wyoming fire to 'significantly' grow after nearly quadrupling in size
Aug 22, 2024 · The Fish Creek Fire has burned nearly 8,000 acres in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest. The wildfire is expected to get even bigger.
California’s ALERT camera network now publicly accessible
May 18, 2023 · Cal Fire and other agencies are using a network of over 1,000 cameras across California to track wildfires -- and now the public can access the network, too. FOX News reports thatthe University of ...
Global wildfires made much more likely thanks to climate change
Nov 19, 2024 · The researchers said in all major focal events the report studied, extremely burned areas were driven by the synchronized critical factors of weather, fuel moisture, and fuel abundance.
At what temperature does a forest fire burn? - Wildfire Today
Feb 26, 2011 · Forest fires burn at 800°C (1,472° F) to 1200°C (2,192° F). In an article we quoted earlier, a reporter wrote that forest fires burn at 4,000°F.