Wildfires latest: NYS Parks employee killed, air quality alerts remain in effect

A New York State parks employee died Saturday while battling a wildfire in Orange County, one of several blazes in the New York metro area to break out recently amid drought conditions.

Northeast under most significant October wildfire threat in years

Fire Weather Warnings now cover 35 million people across all of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, the New York City metro area and Long Island through Saturday evening.

New Jersey elevates fire restriction stage statewide amid ongoing dry spell

Foresters in New Jersey have elevated the state's wildfire restriction level to Stage 3 as a borderline historic dry spell continues to drain the Garden State.

Colorado brush fire caused by electrocuted birds falling to the ground

More than 40 firefighters responded to the fire, which started when a group of birds were electrocuted by power equipment, caught fire and then fell to the ground.

Smokey Bear turns 80: Here's how the fictional face of fire prevention was born

Smokey Bear, the fictional face of forest fire prevention, is celebrating 80 years. It's the longest running and most successful advertising campaign in American history.

Symbol of resilience: Lahaina's historic banyan tree thrives a year after deadly wildfire

In Maui's town of Lahaina, hope is emerging as the community recovers from last year's devastating wildfire. The 151-year-old banyan tree on Front Street, heavily scorched by the flames, is now showing signs of revival.

Puppies rescued from California's Park Fire by rescuer who ran nearly 2 miles

Trevor Skaggs had to be flown into the area before he ran over a mile and a half to find and locate the mother and her puppies. After giving them water and bits of his protein bar, he managed to get them to follow him another mile and a half back to the helicopter.

Wildfire smoke pours across America bringing haze from coast to coast

Hundreds of wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada are spewing dense smoke that is being carried hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away.

Wildfire breaks out at military gunnery range in New Jersey

Firefighters are battling a 600-acre forest fire raging at a major military gunnery range in Ocean County.

Royal Fire: Sheriff spots 13 missing hikers in Tahoe National Forest

The Placer County Sheriff's Office said investigators spotted 13 young hikers Monday morning in the Tahoe National Forest who were camping about two miles from the Royal Fire. 

At least 2 dead, over 1,400 structures burned as New Mexico wildfires rage

The wildfires have scorched more than a combined 23,000 acres of tribal and government lands surrounding the village of Ruidoso in south-central New Mexico and the Mescalero Apache Reserve.

Corral Fire grows to 14,000 acres east of Livermore

The wind-driven Corral Fire hopscotched across I-580 in several spots overnight, keeping the firefighters busy holding the flames back from nearby neighborhoods south of Tracy. The fire had burned more than 14,000 acres as of Sunday evening.

Canada’s wildfire season prompts air quality alerts in US

An evacuation alert was issued for Fort McMurray in Alberta as crews responded to what they described as an "out-of-control wildfire."

Crews fully contain 510-acre wildfire in Wharton State Forest

Forest fire crews battling a wildfire at Wharton State Forest in South Jersey have fully contained the blaze after nearly 24 hours.