SPOKANE, Wash. — Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest city, but hotter, drier and breezier days lie ahead. Officials reported Wednesday that firefighters had established containment lines around the perimeters of all three fires affecting
BEND, Oregon.- Firefighters battling two of the largest fires in Oregon were preparing for windy and dry conditions that are forecast to reach some areas of the state on Friday and into Saturday. Crews have been able to build some containment lines around the Akawa Butte Fire, which is burning near Sisters, a town about
A forest fire near Madrid is “beyond the capacity” of firefighters to contain it, Spanish officials have warned, after three fires west of the capital merged into a single blaze. Spain’s government has declared a national emergency after fires got out of control in several areas near Madrid, prompting the evacuation of at least 30,000
Several flights that were scheduled to arrive at the airport have been delayed. Núñez reported on the two deaths during a question and answer session in the French parliament on Tuesday. The minister stated that he would travel to Gironde “as soon as possible” to supervise firefighting efforts. Gironde is one of several French departments
Three firefighters who died fighting flames on the Colorado-Utah border are remembered as brave heroes who were pioneers in their industries. Wildfires have spread across the West fueled by months of dry weather and a record lack of snow, forcing residents from their homes as crews work to extinguish the flames. Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson
