The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line. In this case, it means that 50% of the wildfire is halted from spreading, while 50% is still uncontrolled ...

Fields Fire initially started 1:46 p.m. July 23 at La Grange Road & Fields Road, Snelling in Merced County, California. As of Friday morning, it had scorched 1,100 acres, an increase of 812 acres ...

Fields Fire initially started 1:46 p.m. July 23 at La Grange Road & Fields Road, Snelling in Merced County, California. As of Friday morning, it had scorched 1,100 acres, an increase of 812 acres ...

California needs to ramp up reforestation to keep pace with wildfires — instead, funding and staff keep shrinking.

A wildfire in Merced County has grown to 290 acres and has forced the closure of a roadway and caused an evacuation warning, officials said Thursday afternoon.

A brush fire erupted in Azusa, growing to about 25 acres and prompting the closure of Highway 39, officials say.

The Oregon State Fire Marshal dispatched four task forces to help fight a growing wildfire in Eastern Oregon July 11, the second time in as many days a blaze has required a statewide response. The ...

Conflagration Act invoked as East Evans Creek Fire grows to 2,000 acres Posted: July 12, 2026 | Last updated: July 12, 2026 The East Evans Creek Fire has grown to about 2,000 acres in Jackson County ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The East Evans Creek Fire has grown to about 2,000 acres in Jackson County on Saturday, authorities announced. This comes one day after Oregon Governor Tina Kotek invoked the ...

Firefighters continue to battle the Summit Fire in northern Los Angeles County, which has triggered evacuations and an Air Quality Alert for several areas. The blaze first broke out around 1:30 p.m.

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The Domenigoni Fire grew to 62 acres Thursday, July 9, after breaking out near Diamond Valley Lake on the south end of Hemet, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. It was reported around ...