wildfires

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's governor has signed into law a measure that makes the state the first to let authorities jam drone signals and crash the devices specifically for flying too close to wildfires.

May is Wildfire Awareness Month. After what Idaho experienced last summer, the USGS has put everyone on alert to prepare for wildfire possibilities this year.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At times it seemed Idaho's wildfire season just wouldn't end in 2015.

Autumn arrived this week in Idaho.  It has been windy and rainy and cool.  Tuesday morning I climbed out of bed and realized it had rained heavily during the night.  On the drive to work the Jeep briefly hydroplaned and it struck me we may have seen more water in one day than during the previous two months...

The haze is thick over the Magic Valley due to the numerous wildfires burning in the west. Idaho's Department of Environmental Quality allows you to track where the smoke is coming from, air quality conditions, and offers health and safety tips.

Forest service officials are calling on firefighters from outside agencies to help battle fast-moving wildfires in Texas. In the past week, the fires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes.

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