By DORANY PINEDA and JACQUELINE GANUN Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat as wildfires send dangerously heavy smoke over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this week. More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada and winds…
By SARAH RAZA With wildfires raging across the Western U.S., cities and states are restricting fireworks just as the nation gears up for one of its biggest Fourth of July celebrations in decades. Utah recently issued a statewide ban on personal…
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning southwest of Denver has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and destroyed more than 160 structures by Friday as erratic winds pushed the blaze across two Colorado counties. The Aspen Acres fire…
By DEREK GATOPOULOS ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In the searing Mediterranean summer, wildfires turn dangerous in minutes. Greece has learned that at a terrible cost. In 2018, a blaze east of Athens moved with ferocious speed, killing more than 100 people. Five years…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) -- Seeing smoke billowing from a distance can be concerning, especially as South Mississippi continues to face abnormally dry…
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV) - May is Wildfire Prevention Month. The Mississippi Forestry Commission responded to 2,502 wildfires in fiscal year 2024, destroying 24 homes, two commercial buildings. Local firefighters saved…
March has been declared Mississippi Wildfire Prevention Month. Governor Tate Reeves signed the proclamation to highlight the critical role early Mississippians have in safeguarding forests. The month was chosen as it sees an increase in wildfire incidents due to dry…
By JAIMIE DING, JULIE WATSON and JOHN SEEWER Updated 9:52 AM CST, January 10, 2025 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters hoped for a break Friday from fierce winds fueling massive blazes in the Los Angeles area that have killed 10 people, obliterated whole neighborhoods and set…
Devastating scenes continue to unfold in the Los Angles Metro Area as crews continue to battle multiple wildfires. WXXV News 25’s Grant Chighizola…
WXXV News 25's Brooke Parker went to Jackson County for the latest on the wildfires and how crews are working to contain the blaze. [blox_vms account="WXXV" key="8549b07c7127acde201509be4c67b9c6ccb75772" vtitle="Update…
Two Bay St. Louis natives detail the destruction and loss of life the Maui wildfires left in its path and what it cost them firsthand. “Awful. It…
BY TY O’NEIL, CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER AND REBECCA BOONE Updated 1:15 PM CDT, August 11, 2023 LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that killed…
Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental organization, Earth Alliance, will donate three million dollars to fight the Australian wildfires. The foundation announced Thursday; it started a new fund, the "Australia Wildfire Fund" to help relief efforts. So far, at least 25 people have…
Students in Biloxi are taking the week to learn about and support the victims of Australia’s wildfires. Brandi Hoxie, the art teacher at Popp’s Ferry Elementary School, is making sure all of her students are aware of what is going…
Governor Phil Bryant signed a proclamation initiating a statewide burn ban, effective immediately. Since this ban is in place until further notice fire experts want you to take this time to brush up on controlled burning safety.
Now is as good a time as any to remind everyone to make sure you keep a close eye on the debris and vegetation you burn in your yard, especially around this time year with conditions ripe for sparking a…
Officials at the Dollywood theme park in Tennessee say the park hasn't been damaged by the wildfires burning nearby, but more than a dozen cabins operated by the park have been damaged or destroyed. Dollywood has suspended operations at least…
Many of you may have noticed a lot of smoke coming from wooded areas as you're driving along the Coast. Those are not wildfires.