Category Wildfire Alert

Lightning strike sparks 145-acre wildfire in Okeechobee County, Florida, USA

Lightning strike sparks 145-acre wildfire in Okeechobee County. (FFS) A lightning strike sparked at 145-acre wildfire in the northern region of Okeechobee County, east of the Kissimmee River, Saturday evening.   According to the Florida Forest Service, 80 percent of…

Thousands of cattle dead due from wildfires in Kansas, USA

Rancher David Bouziden lost his home, his ranch and nearly all his cattle in wildfires that swept through Kansas this week.   “I’d say personally we probably lost close to 150 head, maybe,” he said. “That’s probably 90% of our…

Hundreds of cattle dead from wildfires on the plains of Colorado, USA

Firefighters have contained a grass fire that destroyed four homes and left about 200 head of cattle dead on the plains of northeastern Colorado.   Logan County spokeswoman Marilee Johnson says crews completed containment lines around the fire on Wednesday…