Hastings Fire grows to almost 6,000 acres amid ‘extreme fire behavior’

The wildfire, located east of Aragonite and south of I-80 in Tooele County, is currently mapped at 5,993 acres. Overnight ...

Winds fan wildfires to 13,500 acres northeast of Las Vegas, largest at 10% containment

Two wildfires northeast of Las Vegas burned into their third day on Friday, covering more than 13,500 acres as of about 6 p.m ...

Hastings fire grows to 6,000 acres as crews continue suppression efforts

The Hastings Fire was estimated at 5,993 acres Sunday afternoon after overnight winds contributed to extreme fire behavior ...

Why only a few wildfires become extreme

Hot and dry conditions have become synonymous with the risk of extreme wildfires. But a new paper argues that such conditions ...
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Now the 5th largest wildfire in Colorado history, the Lee Fire grows to more than 110,00 acres as ‘extreme fire behavior’ expected to continue

Firefighters made progress toward containing one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history over the weekend, but officials said “extreme fire weather” is expected to continue Monday and throughout ...