A fast-moving wildfire caused evacuations for people living near Matheson on Colorado’s Eastern Plains on Tuesday afternoon, according to Elbert County officials.

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, meaning far more land needs to burn to restore healthy ...

Firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service gather to pray on Jan. 15, 2025, in Altadena amid deadly wildfires that raged across the Los Angeles area. (Photo by John Locher/Associated Press) President Donald Trump and his top Cabinet officials have ...

As thousands were without power and dealt with blowing dust, first responders raced to contain fires throughout the region.

A smoky haze from a wildfire on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula obscures the Chugach Mountains 60 miles (100 km) away in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. AP Photo/Mark Thiessen BILLINGS, Mont. -- Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense ...

A wildfire sparked Wednesday afternoon in southern Flagler County, near U.S. 1, officials said. The wildfire sparked brief evacuations, which have mostly been lifted.

One year on from the catastrophic L.A. wildfires, journalist, author, and MS NOW correspondent Jacob Soboroff examines what the fires reveal about America’s growing age of disaster. Drawing from his new book, Firestorm, Soboroff shares hard lessons from ...