August 17, 2021 Nation's largest wildfire shifts toward California community due to gusty winds Gusty winds drove the nation's largest wildfire toward a Northern California county seat as firefighters struggled to contain the month-old blaze amid forecasts of more dangerous weather.
August 13, 2021 Wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific islands A metal roof sits atop the burned remains of a homestead on the once-lush slopes of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea — a dormant volcano and the state’s tallest peak — charred cars and motorcycles strewn about as wind-whipped sand and ash blast the scorched landscape.
August 12, 2021 Wildfire threatens Montana communities as West continues to burn A wildfire bore down on rural southeastern Montana towns Thursday as continuing hot, dry weather throughout the West drove flames through more than a dozen states.
August 10, 2021 Dixie Fire becomes largest single wildfire in California history California's Dixie Fire has become the largest single wildfire in state history.
August 7, 2021 Last month was worst July for global wildfires since 2003: report Researchers report that last month was the worst July for wildfires around the world since at least the year 2003.
August 5, 2021 Raging wildfire destroys parts of Northern California Gold Rush town A wind-driven wildfire tore through a Northern California mountain town, leaving much of the downtown in ashes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames in the midst of dangerous weather.
August 3, 2021 Firefighter battling western wildfires shares his story on front lines Ryan Meehan is one of more than 22,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel working to extinguish the flames of some of America’s biggest wildfires.
August 3, 2021 Record wildfire burns on Hawaii's Big Island amid historic drought Firefighters gained more control over a wildfire in Hawaii that forced thousands of people to evacuate over the weekend and destroyed at least two homes on the Big Island, but officials warned that strong winds will return on Tuesday, raising the danger again.
July 22, 2021 Sen. Risch tears into Stone-Manning amid tied committee vote Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, tore into President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) amid the tied committee vote to advance her nomination.
July 2, 2021 Biden nominee for land agency touted husband's suggestion to let houses caught in forest fires 'burn' Tracy Stone-Manning pushed her husband Richard Manning’s 2018 Harper’s Magazine report on wildfires where he wrote the “political issue” surrounding people living in or around forests is “easily solved” by having the federal government make fighting fires “a social contract.”
