LOWELL, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Multiple fire departments are working to contain a forest fire near the end of East Highway 264, according to the Hickory Creek Fire Department (HCFD). HCFD ...

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HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - The massive Carolina Forest wildfire is now over halfway contained going into day seven of its burn. HCFR said the plan of attack is still fire line break reinforcement ...

A contained wildfire is one that still burns but is no longer spreading, while a controlled fire has been extinguished. The forest service was continuously updating an interactive map to chart the ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Hicks Cemetery Fire in the Pisgah National Forest has now reached approximately 194 acres and is 50% contained, the U.S. Forest Service confirmed. The fire ...

Fire crews have been fighting a blaze on two boats in Tauranga Marina. Emergency services were called to the scene at 1.20am Wednesday where they found the vessels ablaze. At the height of their ...

A massive forest fire has engulfed parts of Ofunato, a northeastern coastal city in Japan, damaging dozens of homes and forcing thousands to evacuate. The fire, which began last Wednesday ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 2,000-plus-acre fire that broke out Saturday on Covington Drive in the Carolina Forest area is “believed to be human-caused,” the South Carolina Forestry ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Check here for updates as hundreds of crews work to contain the 2,059-acre fire that broke ... Panera Bread in Carolina Forest is offering free You-Pick-Two meals ...

Dry conditions and high winds in Georgia over the weekend created dangerous conditions for wildfires. The Georgia Forestry Commission reported 137 wildfires on Saturday alone, burning 2,390 acres.