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Wildfire Outlook: June 2021-September 2021

Below are summaries from the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, provided by the National Interagency Fire Center, for the period of June 2021 through September 2021. The full outlook can be located here. Year-to-Date Statistics:...

Underpaid firefighters, overstretched budgets: The U.S. isn’t prepared for fires fueled by climate change

Biden announces more resources for tackling wildfires, but experts say a new approach is needed Inmate firefighters battle the Ferguson Fire in Jerseydale, Calif., in July 2018. (Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images) By Sarah Kaplan By Sarah Kaplan Climate and...

Forward progress of brush fire in Malibu stopped after burning 15 acres, threatening structures

By ABC7.com staff Monday, July 19, 2021 7:13PM MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) -- Forward progress of a brush fire that broke out in Malibu Monday afternoon has been stop after it burned 15 acres and threatened some structures. Dubbed the Flores Fire, the flames burned in...

Thousands of firefighters battle wildfires burning more than 850,000 acres across 12 states

Firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Placerville station battle the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex, in Doyle on Friday.Noah Berger / AP By Phil Helsel Thousands of firefighters across 12 states are battling...

Map shows where every wildfire is burning in California right now

Katie Dowd, SFGATEJuly 18, 2021Updated: July 19, 2021 3:28 p.m. U.S. Forest Service firefighters Chris Voelker, left, and Kyle Jacobson monitor the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, burning in Plumas National Forest. Noah Berger/AP With at...

California wildfire grows by 20,000 acres, destroys 20 homes

The Beckwourth Complex Fire, fueled by a Western heat wave, crossed into Nevada and was 8 percent contained. July 11, 2021, 7:31 PM MDTBy Dennis Romero California's largest wildfire burning amid a scorching summer heat wave consumed more than 20,000...