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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 ...
1 day ago · Another wildfire in Riverside County, the Eagle Fire, broke out on Sunday and spread across 1,600 acres, triggering evacuation orders that were eventually downgraded as firefighters were able to ...
Aug 22, 2022 · Daily Summary. Updated July 23. As of Tuesday, there are 47 large or notable new fires burning across the Western United States, fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions in many areas. Several ...
2 days 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 ...
13 hours ago · A raging wildfire forced the evacuation late Monday of Jasper National Park in Western Canada, where thousands of people have fled their homes in the past four days because of large blazes.
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.
2 days ago · Published July 21, 2024 Updated July 22, 2024, 3:46 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 ...
2 days ago · Round Mountain, Wickiup fires burn in Central Oregon. The Round Mountain and Wickiup fires on Deschutes National Forest are at a combined 276 acres as of Monday morning, according to Central ...
12 hours ago · Wildfire near Canada’s oil sands hub under control, Alberta officials say. Canadian police link 4 women killed in the 1970s to dead American serial sex offender. A town in western Canada prepares for a possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage in British Columbia.
A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire (in Australia), desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or veld fire.
