/tags/fires fires en-US WLRN Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:15:00 GMT /news/2022-08-01/windy-hot-conditions-fuel-the-explosive-growth-of-fires-in-california-and-montana California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as the McKinney fire intensified. In Montana, the Elmo fire grew to more than 11 square miles. Other states are also dealing with wildfires. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:15:00 GMT /news/2022-08-01/windy-hot-conditions-fuel-the-explosive-growth-of-fires-in-california-and-montana The Associated Press /news/2022-04-25/destructive-wildfires-in-new-mexico-trigger-emergency-declaration Southwest fires have burned dozens of homes in northern Arizona and threatened small villages in New Mexico, as wind-fueled flames chewed up wide swaths of tinder dry forest and grassland. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:54:37 GMT /news/2022-04-25/destructive-wildfires-in-new-mexico-trigger-emergency-declaration The Associated Press /news/2022-04-06/wildfire-season-gets-active-in-south-florida In the Southwest Florida region, dry soil and warm temperatures have had wildland firefighters on “high alert” since last week. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:04:02 GMT /news/2022-04-06/wildfire-season-gets-active-in-south-florida Tom Bayles /news/2022-02-03/wildland-firefighters-use-small-fires-to-avoid-big-ones-and-help-the-environment If you see a huge plume of smoke rising into the sky this time of year in Florida, there is a good chance it’s an under-control wildland burn that has little chance of spreading as opposed to a raging wildfire. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:20:00 GMT /news/2022-02-03/wildland-firefighters-use-small-fires-to-avoid-big-ones-and-help-the-environment Tom Bayles /news/2021-12-23/responding-to-the-call-key-west-firefighters-lead-community-effort-to-replace-home-lost-to-fire Almost two years after her home was destroyed in a fire, a Key West resident receives a replacement — from the community. Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:50:12 GMT /news/2021-12-23/responding-to-the-call-key-west-firefighters-lead-community-effort-to-replace-home-lost-to-fire Nancy Klingener /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-09-17/a-single-fire-killed-thousands-of-sequoias-scientists-are-racing-to-save-the-rest The world's largest trees are adapted to wildfires. But with fires getting more extreme, scientists warn that giant sequoias are running out of time. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:59:03 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-09-17/a-single-fire-killed-thousands-of-sequoias-scientists-are-racing-to-save-the-rest Lauren Sommer /news/2019-08-23/brazil-experts-warn-south-florida-the-amazon-crisis-not-as-distant-as-it-seems The haunting pictures of smoke in Brazil this week have made the world aware of the emergency level of Amazon deforestation. Brazil experts here warn… Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:08:01 GMT /news/2019-08-23/brazil-experts-warn-south-florida-the-amazon-crisis-not-as-distant-as-it-seems Tim Padgett