Human-caused fires growing faster than lightning fires in Western US, study suggests
A study published in PNAS Nexus shows that there are almost twice as many risky days for large human-caused fires in the ...
2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...
Evacuations Are Ordered as Wildfire Breaks Out in Western North Carolina
The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene ...
During fires, LA burn centers braced for crisis that never came
The mass casualty situation burn specialists feared and prepared for didn't materialize. The vast majority of injuries were ...
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As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos
With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...
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Firefighters Battle Structure Fire in Western; Smoke Detector Saves Lives, Officials Say
The Western Fire Department responded to a structure fire on River Road in the Town of Western on Wednesday morning.
Neighbors remember victims of deadly Chicopee house fire
Two people are dead following a weekend house fire on Hudson Avenue in Chicopee and, on Monday, investigators revealed that ...
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Western NC wildfire fully contained after prompting evacuations in Old Fort area
The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained. The fire has burned about 220 acres in total since breaking ...
Evacuations lifted after fire crews contain more than half of wildfire east of Asheville
The 250-acre fire started after a tree fell on a power line on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, an area already recovering from ...