Wildfire News

Introducing any fire in the outdoors is strongly discouraged today. The DNR will be suspending all burning permits and citizens should check with local fire officials for any additional restrictions in place.

With a nearby fire now considered "held," residents of Nordegg are being allowed to return home.

As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes.

Wildfires like this one near Lloydminster in 2012 cause millions of dollars of damage every year in Saskatchewan.

A brush fire broke out at 1:30 p.m. in Castaic on Friday, May 17, 2013. NewsChopper 4 was on the scene.

Share/BookmarkIt's late in the afternoon, and the air is hot, and smoky. The wind is increasing and sirens can be heard in the not so far distance.

Firefighters had to battle terrain as much as flames as they worked to surround a wildfire entering its third day in harsh hills and mountains north of Los Angeles.

High winds are pushing flames through the mountains in the Frazier Park area of the Grapevine pass of Interstate 5. Cal Fire crews from Tulare County were called in to help fight the fast-moving fire.

A fast-growing, wind-driven fire in Los Padres National Forest grew to consume more than 2,500 acres in a short amount of time Wednesday.

Jodi Arias returns to court for the final phase of her trial as the same jury that convicted her of first-degree murder last week now weighs whether the former waitress should be sentenced to life in prison or death.

Investigators say a large wildfire caused by logging operations in northwestern Wisconsin wasn't intentionally set and criminal charges aren't expected.

Twelve residences, two commercial properties and 41 outbuildings were destroyed, but by nightfall a line around the hot zone had been established and crews reported 25 percent containment, meaning one-quarter of the area shouldn't see any more of those minor flare ups.

New Orleans police say the suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded has been taken into custody.

On the second anniversary of the Slave Lake wildfire, RCMP say the task force investigating the cause of the blaze has been unable to find evidence to lay charges - or even confirm that the fire was arson.

The huge wildfire that raced across Douglas and parts of Bayfield counties May 14 and 15 is roughly 95 percent contained as of 6 p.m. May 15.

Firefighters battle a grass fire amid smoky conditions on Fraser Road in south Winnipeg on Wednesday afternoon.

A wildfire Wednesday afternoon in Los Padres National Forest near Frazier Park burned more than 300 acres in less than an hour, forcing evacuations and road closures.

Freak winds whipped a grass fire into an inferno, destroying part of a Dodge dealership's truck inventory, and nearly took out a restaurant that's a local fixture.

Fire crews in northwestern Wisconsin are regrouping Wednesday morning, hoping to hold a wildfire that has consumed 8,700 acres and burned nearly 50 homes, cabins and garages at bay.

Officials say a small brush fire in Riverside County was quickly contained and confined to a single property, but not before it killed two dogs and destroyed a house, a half-dozen sheds, several trailers, more than a dozen vehicles and a pair of boats.