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The AirNow Fire and Smoke Map provides information that you can use to help protect your health from wildfire smoke. Use this map to see: Current particle pollution air quality information for your location; Fire locations and smoke plumes; Smoke Forecast Outlooks, where available; and, Recommendations for actions to take to protect yourself ...
11 hours ago · Nearly 600 wildfires have scorched more than 40,000 acres of land across Utah this year, according to Utah Fire Info. Approximately 425 of the wildfires were human caused. Amid a relentless heat ...
1 day ago · A wildfire in Salt Lake City forced people living uphill from Utah’s state capitol to evacuate, and it remained uncontained Sunday as more than 100 firefighters worked to protect nearby homes. Helicopters and airplanes were dropping buckets over the flames as ground crews tried to contain the fire on Ensign Peak. Firefighters were working to ...
1 day ago · July 21, 2024 Updated 3:10 p.m. ET. A dangerous heat wave, gusty winds and potential lightning strikes posed a critical fire risk for large parts of the Pacific Northwest on Sunday, as ...
Aug 22, 2022 · As of Monday, there are 62 large or notable new fires burning across the Western United States, fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions in many areas. Several outbreaks in recent weeks have...
4 days ago · As of this morning, 63 large active wildfires are being managed and have burned 1,083,684 acres. Fire managers are using full suppression strategies on 57 of these wildfires. Many wildfires in the Northwest area continue to have active to extreme fire behavior.
Jul 27, 2022 · See where wildfires are in the United States with this map that is updated daily. Track wildfires blazing in California, Alaska and other states as temperatures rise.
Mar 1, 2024 · The deadly wildfires in Texas, the largest in the state’s history and which are now spreading into Oklahoma, cover an area nearly the size of Delaware’s land. The most massive of the blazes ...
Apr 2, 2024 · A wildfire is an uncontrolled burn of vegetation, which includes the burning of forests, shrublands and grasslands, savannas, and croplands. Wildfires can be caused by human activity — such as arson, unattended fires, or the loss of control of planned burns — and natural causes, such as lightning.
