Fire is one of the four classical elements and has been used by humans in rituals, in agriculture for clearing land, for cooking, generating heat and light, for signaling, propulsion purposes, smelting, forging, incineration of waste, cremation, and as a weapon or mode of destruction.
Crews continue to battle the Railroad Fire in Clay and Putnam counties in Florida, which has now grown to more than 4,000 acres. Here's the latest.
Mandatory evacuations in Hanover as the Hammer Fire spreads across 4,200 acres, prompting urgent action from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.
A wildfire that's being called the Hammer Fire has burned more than 4,000 acres on the Eastern Plains and forced some evacuations on Wednesday evening.
View the latest fires from the last 48 hours on an interactive map, displaying the brightness and the event time. The information is provided by the NASA FIRMS - Active Fire Data.
Breaking news and live updates on wildfires. Gov. Jim Pillen said firefighters are aiming to turn a corner as they battle four blazes across the state, with progress made early this week.
NASA | LANCE | Fire Information for Resource Management System provides near real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS to meet the needs of firefighters, scientists and users interested in monitoring fires.
This page provides live weather information of active fire incidents as an interactive map. It also provides predicted smoke fallout from each fire, as well as live air quality data.
A wildfire in South Georgia has grown to nearly 9,000 acres and was just 10% contained as of Tuesday morning, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission.