The proposal stemmed from a court ruling requiring the Forest Service to get permission from EPA to drop fire suppressants around waterways.
Affected areas in the Cabin Butte project include Horse Butte Trailhead, Coyote Butte Off-Highway-Vehicle area, Bessie Butte Trailhead, Boyd Cave and a handful of rock pits used for recreational shooting.
The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of control' wildfire burned 250 acres.
The N.C. Forest Service is warning North Carolinians to be prepared for wildfires and take the necessary steps to help prevent any natural disasters.
The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in September.
The U.S. Forest Service is conducting a controlled green waste burn at Willard Springs to reduce wildfire risks.
The 150-acre fire started after a tree fell on a power line on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, an area already recovering from Helene.
As we continue to watch the destruction unfold in California from the wildfires, the Florida Forest Service is warning of an increased risk of fires in the Sunshine State.
Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.
Two items on today’s City Council agenda related to wildfire prevention have raised alarms among at least two community groups – the Save Our Springs Alliance and Community Not Commodity. The agenda indicates that the first item would allocate
As the first anniversary of the largest wildfire in Texas approaches, the City of Fritch and the Texas A&M Forest Service are partnering to protect the city from future wildfires.
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown — a knowledge gap that hampers prevention efforts.