2 new wildfires emerge in eastern Nevada as red flag warning continues

Red flag warning for critical fire weather in place across swath of Southern California

Areas of San Bernardino, Kern, Inyo and Tulare counties are under a red flag warning until 11 p.m. Saturday as forecasters warn that strong winds and critically low humidity are generating dangerous fire weather conditions. The warning went into effect at 11 a.m. Friday and covers Death Valley National Park, the Mojave Desert, Morongo Valley, []

Officials elevate response efforts to combat eastern Nevada wildfires

Wildfires in eastern Nevada escalated due to high winds and favorable conditions for fire growth Saturday, leading officials to elevate response efforts. The Great Basin geographic area — spanning most of Nevada, Utah and southern Idaho — was...

Hundreds of thousands of acres burn as fires spread in West

Fires across the southwestern U.S. have picked up early this year, with over 400,000 acres burning just between Utah and Colorado. The quick and early spread of wildfires comes after a short and warm winter across many Western states. In total, over 546,000 acres are currently burning in wildfires across the U.S., with the vast []...Click to read more

3 firefighters killed in Colorado as wildfires sweep

Blistering heat and strong winds Sunday stoked wildfires across the US West after three firefighters were killed a day earlier in Colorado while battling a blaze along the state's border with Utah. The US National Weather Service said wildfire conditions “remain critical” across the Southwest, with risk high in the Four Corners region where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah intersect. The agency warned of “extreme fire behavior” along the Utah-Colorado border, where “rapid fire growth is li

Colorado-Utah Border Wildfire Claims Three Lives as Snyder Fire Burnover Unfolds

MESA COUNTY, Colorado — A rapidly expanding Colorado-Utah border wildfire has resulted in the deaths of three firefighters and injuries to two others after they were trapped in a sudden burnover. The fatal incident occurred on Saturday while the crews were battling the Snyder Fire in Mesa County, forcing them to deploy emergency shelters in []