The wildfire started burning in a rural area several miles east of Highway 49 and southeast of Placerville. As of 4:30 p.m. the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit said the wildfire was burning at a moderate rate of spread.

Mandatory evacuations were issued near Deadman Road in Larimer County on Thursday afternoon. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said that mandatory evacuations were ordered

Spencer Pratt teams up with Senator Rick Scott to push for federal investigation into California wildfire response by Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass.

Firefighting resources have been dispatched to combat the Ransome Fire, which was detected Thursday morning in the Quartz Creek area on the Libby Ranger Distric

As the Dragon Bravo Fire approached containment, Grand Canyon National Park unveiled plans to reopen a beloved hotel and hiking trails.

The Hawaii County Civil Defense issued a wildfire watch earlier this morning due to a brushfire in Kohala that firefighters contained about 1.5 hours later.

For the third straight day, the wildfire is estimated to be 3,210 hectares or roughly 32 square kilometres. It is still considered out of control because of strong winds expected over the weekend from Hurricane Erin.

The situation is yet another example of how extreme heat compounds other threats, like adverse health effects and wildfires.