The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Colorado forest lovers brace as feds rev up multibillion-dollar 'wildfire crisis' logging across West

DENVER — Lodgepole pines grow thick in mountain foothill forests west of Denver. Government-backed loggers cut down thousands. This left a hole across several acres of the popular Flying J Ranch Park that, close up, looks to visitors more like mowing than thinning.

The Denver Post · Sep 27, 2022

Forest service seizes PG&E equipment as part of fire probe

Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and attached equipment in their probe into the cause of a Northern California fire that has become the largest in the state this year

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

Researcher highlights burn-off risks, lack of benefits

A recent study found forests were more likely to burn during the regrowth period.

The Canberra Times · Sep 25, 2022

Mosquito fire is at 21% containment, but how will a shift in the weather affect the spread?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Firefighters are looking to gain the upper hand on the Mosquito fire in El Dorado and Placer counties ahead of an afternoon of stiff winds and possible rain Sunday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 17, 2022

An early-season storm could help suppress Northern California wildfires

An early fall storm system could bring sustained rain to parts of the Central Coast and Northern California, including over the Mosquito fire, which became the state's largest wildfire of the year Wednesday night.

Miami Herald · Sep 16, 2022

Amid catastrophic wildfires, forest management plan in Big Bear still sparks controversy

Big Bear just had a close call.

The Orange County Register · Sep 16, 2022

California’s largest fire keeps growing, threatening homes, air quality, giant sequoias

The Mosquito fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills is California’s largest blaze this year, and it continued to grow Thursday, threatening thousands of homes and the region’s air quality, as well as a historic grove of giant sequoias.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 15, 2022

NSW Rural Fire Service addressed a 'wounded' community seeking an apology after ill-fated back-burn

Residents are left with questions about a back-burn in the Blue Mountains during the Black Summer bushfires, as NSW Rural Fire Service commissioners address a community meeting of people devastated by the blaze.

ABC News · Sep 15, 2022

California wildfire 'looking a whole heck of a lot better'

Firefighters again prevented flames from entering a Northern California mountain town and reported major progress against the week-old blaze that’s become the largest in the state so far this year

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Major wildfire in southwestern France non longer spreading

A major wildfire that ravaged forests in southwestern France has stopped spreading, according to local authorities

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022