The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Houses burnt as new wildfire rages in southwestern France

A wildfire is raging in southwestern France, destroying four houses, burning 1,300 hectares and forcing the evacuation of 540 people in an area already hit this summer by huge blazes.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022

Thousands evacuated as wildfires spread across western US

Massive Oregon blaze threatens more than 2,000 homes as drought, extreme heat spark fires across western United States.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2022

Crews make first progress on Mosquito fire in California

PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — High humidity and weak winds in the El Dorado National Forest over the weekend are helping firefighters battling the Mosquito fire make the first steps in containing a blaze that has now been raging for close to a week.

Tribune News Service · Sep 11, 2022

Mosquito fire continues to rage west of Lake Tahoe with no containment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento and surrounding communities woke to a red sun and smoky skies Friday as the Mosquito fire in the foothills east of the city continued to rage out of control, sending clouds of smoke that were visible from space billowing over the landscape.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 9, 2022

California’s heat wave is fueling destructive fires, and the worst is likely yet to come

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than a week of record-setting heat across California is fueling several destructive wildfires and worsening already critical conditions ahead of the fall fire season.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 9, 2022

Lumber mill says hot ash may have sparked deadly wildfire

The operator of a Weed lumber mill is investigating whether hot ash stored on its campus started a wildfire that killed two people and burned dozens of homes last week.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 9, 2022

California wildfires threaten mountain communities

Firefighters are struggling to control raging California wildfires that have grown explosively during extreme heat and forced thousands of residents to flee mountain communities at both ends of the state

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

High temperatures drive California fires, but heatwave receding

Firefighters are struggling to contain numerous blazes amid scorching temperatures that are expected to drop at weekend.

Al Jazeera · Sep 8, 2022

Wildfire near Hemet burns nearly 19,000 acres, growing half the size of San Francisco in one day

LOS ANGELES — Kathy Petersen has lived in Hemet for 13 years and had known of fires in the area but had never been close to one until Monday.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 8, 2022

California fires destroy structures, force residents to flee

California firefighters are struggling to gain control of major California wildfires that have grown explosively and forced extensive evacuations amid a searing heat wave

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022