A new wildfire was reported today at 8:48 a.m. in Merced County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.

A congressional report says a technological glitch caused an emergency alert to be mistakenly sent to millions of Los Angeles County residents in January rather than only those in the proximity of a w

University of Texas at Arlington researcher Yunyao Li has been selected by NASA to develop a system that gives communities early warning when wildfire smoke may make the air unsafe to breathe.

Genasys Inc., which oversees the alerts, said safeguards have been put in place in order to prevent the error from occurring in the future.

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Hey there New Jersey! Here’s your audio update highlighting the full containment of a massive wildfire three weeks later, and President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Jack Ciattarelli in the hotly-contested New Jersey governor’s race.

Smoke from two wildfires burning in northeastern Minnesota is being picked up by radar and satellite imagery. Satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) on Monday afternoon showed plumes of smoke from the Camp House Fire and Jenkins Creek Fire.

A fire service has issued a warning to the public saying there is a "heightened risk" of wildfires in the county. Surrey Fire & Rescue Service said those visiting the countryside this week could help to prevent wildfires.

The Jones Road Wildfire, which burned for about three weeks, is now 100% contained, New Jersey State Forest Fire officials said Monday. Two people have been charged in connection to starting the fire on April 21 that grew to 15,300 acres, destroyed at least one business and lead to widespread evacuations and power outages.

A Vacaville man charged with three 2020 murders — two of them related to a series of wildland fires that swept over parts of Solano County in August that year — entered a no-contest plea in

A wildfire burning between Frisco and Silverthorne prompted the Colorado Department of Transportation to close eastbound I-70 Saturday evening.

A wildfire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, has forced evacuations in Greer and South Fork, with several structures destroyed. The blaze, fueled by high winds and dry conditions, has burned 10 acres.