The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

U.S. Forest Service managers are urging people in the drought-stricken Southwest to forgo the fireworks this July Fourth, suggesting instead that cans of red, white and blue Silly String could be used to celebrate

Weather probably milder than previous summers but wet winter spurred growth in grasses and vegetation that is ‘ready to burn’

As smoky as the summer has been so far, scientists say it will likely be worse in future years because of climate change

Tips on staying calm

Alaska is off to the slowest start of a wildfire season in three decades -- an immense relief one year after fires scorched an area roughly equivalent to the state of Connecticut

New sensors "smell" fires before they ignite, rather than relying on cameras

As Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Windy City earned the unwelcome distinction of having the “worst air quality of any major city in the world,” according to federal Air Quality Index readings. Authorities issued warnings instructing residents to stay indoors if possible or don masks…

‘Unhealthy’ air quality was recorded in New York and Chicago on Thursday

Friday marks 10 years since one of the deadliest wildland fires in the U.S. killed 19 members of an elite central Arizona firefighting crew

Detroit, D.C., New York City and Toronto are enduring some of the world's worst air quality tonight.

With reservoirs full and snow still deep across the Sierra Nevada following one of the wettest winters in recent decades, California is off to a slow start this year to fire season.