US Wildfires Spread Across Western States

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

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

Fireball streaks across early morning skies in southern U.S.

Fireball streaks across early morning skies in southern U.S.

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

LAS VEGAS — Two new wildfires have emerged in Lincoln County as firefighters continue to fight blazes in eastern Nevada. The Dry Canyon fire and Parsnip Peak fire, near Spring Valley State Park in Pioche, were reported Friday, the Bureau of ...

Heat, wind and drought conditions fuel wildfires in Utah and other Western states

Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City. The Iron fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected Saturday and had blackened 34 square miles, authorities said. The fire about []