Large Cumberland County wildfire contained and under control
STEDMAN, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials in Cumberland County warned there will still be a smoke smell in the Stedman area after a large wildfire broke out Saturday. The fire broke out amid high winds in the area of Concord Church Road, Ava Road, and Beaverdam Road, according to the Stedman Fire Department. The fire, which […]
Wildfires 101 | National Geographic
What are wildfires and how do they start? Learn how we can prevent destructive wildfires, and how we can manage wildfires to improve the health of forests. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo […]
Forest fires erupt around Chornobyl nuclear plant
(MENAFN– UkrinForm) Forest fires have broken out in the exclusion zone around the Chornobyl nuclear power plant because of combat actions. More than 10,000 hectares of forests are burning, which may cause increased levels of radioactive air pollution. Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova wrote this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. Fire control and […]
DIXIE FIRE: Raw video of flames burning through the community of Greenville
Raw video of flames burning through the community of Greenville source
Wildfires, severe storms possible this week
North Texas faces a double threat of wildfires and storms in the early part of this week. Fire danger will be elevated Monday and extreme Tuesday, especially across North Texas and southern Oklahoma. A combination of high temperatures, low relative humidity and dry winds will set the stage for tinderbox conditions. Already in March, nearly 123,000 acres […]
Filming a Raging Forest Fire | North America
A camera crew takes to the air to capture the true power of the forest fires that struck Ontario, Canada in 2011, destroying 1.5 million acres of pine forest. | For more North America, visit http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/north-america/#mkcpgn=ytdsc1 Subscribe to Discovery! | http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=discoverynetworks Watch full episodes of North America! | http://www.youtube.com/show/northamerica source
NCAR wildfire prompts evacuations near Boulder, Colorado
The fire has burned 189 acres south of the Mesa Laboratory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, on the southwest side of the city 10:55 a.m. MT, March 27, 2022 Map showing the perimeter of the NCAR Fire at 10:02 a.m. March 27, 2022. The evacuation area is shown in red. The NCAR Fire […]
Evacuation orders lifted; crews gain ground
Fire crews on Sunday gained ground on a fast-moving wildfire that had burned within 1,000 yards of homes a day earlier in Boulder, Colorado. The blaze, which had forced 19,400 residents to flee Saturday, was 21% contained Sunday morning and most evacuation orders had been lifted. A quick initial attack “combined with all of the fuels mitigation treatments that […]
RAW: Carbon, Texas wildfire video
RAW: Carbon, Texas wildfire video Raw video from WFAA photographer Josh Stephen, who was covering the rapid spread of wildfires in Eastland County, about two hours west of Fort Worth. As of Friday morning, 40,000 acres had been burned across four fires in the county. FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/3ubPWYM source
Officials lift most evacuation orders on Colorado wildfire
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire south of Boulder that forced nearly 20,000 people to flee was listed at 21% contained and most evacuations had been lifted by Sunday morning, officials with Boulder Fire-Rescue said. The fire, which ignited Saturday, burned to within 1,000 yards (914 meters) of homes on the west end of Boulder, […]