wildfires

DENVER (AP) — A bill to speed up the contracting of the next generation of air tankers is about to become law. President Barack Obama plans to sign the bill Wednesday at the White House. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet had urged the president sign the measure quickly...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Smoke from a massive wildfire in northern Colorado is blowing into southeast Wyoming and smudging the skies above Cheyenne. The High Park fire has burned over more than 70 square miles of the Rocky Mountain high country...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming National Guard helicopter is being sent to Colorado to help fight a wildfire there. Gov. Matt Mead's office says the state of Colorado asked for a Wyoming Guard Black Hawk helicopter and its four crew members to help in the fight against a fire west of Fort Collins...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming State Forestry Division has created a website offering current information on wildfires across the state. The website will be updated daily during frequent fire activity. During periods of infrequent fire activity, the site may be updated only periodically...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Health reminds residents that smoke from wildfires can cause health concerns. Some areas of southeastern Wyoming area are seeing smoky air because of a fire burning northwest of Fort Collins, Colo...

CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) — Strong wind gusts will likely keep spreading a wildfire that has grown to nearly 10 square miles and prompted the evacuation of a historic Arizona mining town. Fire incident spokeswoman Michelle Fidler says gusts of up to 40 mph are expected Thursday in the Prescott National Forest, near Crown King...

BROWNING, Mont. (AP) — Gusty winds fueled major grass fires on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana Wednesday night and forced evacuations, officials said. One fire started southeast of Browning just after 5 p.m. and burned about eight miles east to the community of Blackfoot, tribal spokesman Wayne Smith said...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A study by Congress' investigative arm shows investigators have linked 30 fires that erupted in a five-year period in Arizona's border region to people who crossed into the United States illegally — a finding Sen...

Dozens of wildfires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Texas and California in the past week. Fueled by drought conditions and wind gusts from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, the massive Bastrop County Complex fire east of Austin is the most destructive fire of the year, Texas Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd said. Despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters, the blaze has grown to

As of late Tuesday afternoon  it was all clear for wildfires in the eastern half of Natrona County, but a Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. this evening. Dave Baker, for Natrona County Fire, says the most recent wildfires visible from the Casper area have been put to rest...