Category Wildfire Alert

Major wildfire destroys dozens of homes, menaces highway in Alaska

A fast-spreading Alaska wildfire has destroyed up to 45 homes and forced authorities to restrict traffic on a major highway connecting two of the state’s largest cities, state officials said Monday.   As many as 200 firefighters have been battling…

Massive wildfire has burnt over 8,000 hectares so far in Little Bobtail Lake, Canada

The Little Bobtail Lake fire has grown significantly in the last day burning nearly 8,000 hectares by Wednesday afternoon.   The wildfire — roughly 70 kilometres southwest of Prince George, B.C. — has already forced the evacuation of 80 people…

Wildfires Burn Homes and Cars, Killing at Least 1; States from California to Iowa to North Carolina Affected

Photo courtesy of @KirbyKaufman A rash of grass fires, brush fires and forest fires broke out in a warm, windy weather regime from the Plains to the East Coast Tuesday, destroying at least one home in North Carolina and another…