Calmer winds, cooler temperatures and a few moments of sleet and light snow brought encouragement Wednesday as firefighters continued efforts to contain a blaze that was in a “pause mode” – days after it moved at breakneck speeds, swallowing nearly …
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says National Guard helicopters have returned to fight a smoldering marsh fire in eastern New Orleans. Landrieu said fire officials saw three hot spots when they flew over the marsh Saturday. The fire was dampened, …
Smoke and ash coming from a wildfire burning in a wilderness area in northwest Wyoming could continue in the Big Horn Basin until snow begins falling again. Fire officials are mostly letting the fire in the Washakie Wilderness burn on …
Fire officials say they are investigating the cause of a fire that started at Fort Collins environmental laboratory over the holiday weekend. Poudre Fire Authority officials say in a release that the fire broke out early Monday and sent a …
Authorities in Grand Forks say a small fire at the University of North Dakota’s Ralph Engelstad Arena was quickly extinguished but caused about $1.5 million in damage. UND police noticed burning material in the upper catwalk around 1 p.m. Sunday, …
About 50 firefighters battled a blaze at an apartment building in downtown Madison, Wisconsin Thursday. The fire at the Capitol Hill Apartments still burned more than five hours after it began at 5 a.m. Plumes of black smoke and flames …
Forest Grove firefighters say a smoky apartment fire Sunday night was started by incense. A woman moving out of the apartment said she lit incense and put it on a windowsill and left the room. Firefighters say the incense ignited …
The Mine Safety Health Administration early Saturday lifted an evacuation and closure order for the Stillwater mine near Columbus a day after the mine was evacuated after smoke was reported at the underground platinum mine. Amy Louviere with the Mine …
Residents near the Onslow and Pender county line are being evacuated on a voluntary basis as a wildfire spreads. The Sun Journal of New Bern reported Thursday that the fire has burned 20,000 acres. Fire officials say the wildfire started …
Progress is reported on the Horseshoe Two wildfire in southeastern Arizona. The fire is 60 percent contained. However the Forest Service says the burned acreage number has risen to more than 184,000, or 287 square miles. Fire crews are expected …