Wildfires can benefit forests by clearing old debris, leaving behind fertilizer, and more. For over a century, the United ...

Across the western U.S., wildfires and the dangerous smoke that results have increased in frequency and intensity since the ...

BLY, Ore. — Crews are making progress against the nation’s largest wildfire in Oregon, even as fires in neighboring California continue to threaten homes. The Bootleg Fire, which has destroyed an area ...

Much of the western U.S. is overdue for wildfire, with decades of suppression allowing fuel to build up across millions of hectares. Researchers estimate that 74% of the region is in a fire deficit, ...

Wildfires are an increasingly common feature of life in American West, and researchers are working overtime to understand how the resulting smoke affects air quality, human health and climate change. ...

Rain showers will start Sunday across Colorado, including on the drought-stricken Western Slope, where multiple wildfires are burning on hundreds of square miles, and continue through at least midweek ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -As efforts on the Western Wildfires continue, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued a verbal disaster declaration. Polis said these fires threaten vital assets to the ...

After several lightning strikes set parts of western Colorado aflame two weeks ago, five wildfires have consumed 42,431 acres as incident management teams make headway on containment. A drought in the ...

A wildfire in western Colorado more than quadrupled in size overnight, quickly becoming the largest blaze burning in the state. The Turner Gulch Fire burning about 8 miles northeast of Gateway ...

Five wildfires continued to burn across Colorado’s Western Slope on Wednesday with minimal containment, although firefighters managed to prevent more large runs of fire growth and protected almost all ...

For over a century, the United States has poured billions of dollars into fire suppression tactics to keep people, homes and critical environments safe, but suppression can deprive landscapes of ...