Jun 85 minWashington state pioneers program to turn inmates into wildland firefightersSPOKANE, Washington - The inmates of Washington state's prison system tramp through the forest, their yellow uniforms and helmets bright...
May 163 minExplainer-Canada wildfire season is starting: Here's what to knowFirefighters in western Canada are battling the first major wildfires of 2024 after unseasonably warm temperatures and an ongoing drought...
May 153 minCanada's oil sands hub threatened by wildfire, sparking large evacuationsA large wildfire is slowly approaching the major Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray and around 6,000 people in four suburbs have...
May 142 minCanadian crews battle wildfire threatening remote western townOTTAWA -Firefighters on Monday battled a large wildfire heading towards a remote western Canadian town as winds and tinder dry conditions...
May 132 minWestern Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concernsTORONTO -The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday as...
May 122 minWildfire evacuation notice issued for oil sands rich Alberta townTORONTO -An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages southwest of the major Canadian...
May 23 minGreek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain itATHENS - When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above...