As wildfires rage across the western part of the country, firefighters are doing their best to contain the flames and prevent further devastation. Most of the fires are burning in areas that haven't ...

Frisco firefighters will conduct controlled burns at two city parks starting in January to restore native prairie ecosystems. The prescribed burns at Frisco Commons Park and Grand Park will help ...

Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Jan. 7 ...

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County has announced a number of prescribed burns will take place this fall at forest preserves in the district. Each spring and fall, the district conducts ...

VACAVILLE -- Smoke seen across Vacaville near Browns Valley Parkway on Monday was no cause for alarm. In fact, it marked the fourth and final wildland fire training operation for the Vacaville Fire ...

The weather forecast was checked and rechecked, safety zones had been selected, fallback plans and contingencies were formulated, and notifications were sent out to county 911 dispatch and local fire ...

FireFest occurs every October at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. The event has hay rides, live music, food trucks, kids' activities and nature tours. Fire crews demonstrate controlled burns for the ...

One of the planned burns will cover approximately 40 acres near State Route 621, about 6.5 miles from Blacksburg.

Crews from as near as Iowa and as far away as California set a series of prescribed fires, also called controlled burns, on 4,200 acres. They purposely torched grassland to help reduce harmful and ...

Victor Joecks is a columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The devastating loss of Grand Canyon Lodge isn’t a reason to put new restrictions on good fire. The North Rim of Grand Canyon National ...

There will be prescribed burn operations in Fort Hood Training Area 53 Friday and Training Area 62 Sunday, officials said.