Kris Bird, 62, owned a contractor company that provided fuel truck services to wildfire firefighters working with the U.S.

The Oklahoma Forest Service called Bridger Aerospace, an aerial firefighting company based in Montana, for assistance. “We go wherever the customer needs us—the government, federal, or state.

Carter Evans has served as a Los Angeles-based correspondent for CBS News since February 2013, reporting across all of the network's platforms. He joined CBS News with nearly 20 years of ...

The Forest Service’s prescribed burn map indicates the agency plans to burn additional land within Bankhead National Forest in the coming weeks and months.

EDINBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The USDA Forest Service has two prescribed burns in effect Tuesday across WHSV’s viewing area. The Forest Service is working one burn in the North Zone, affecting Augusta ...

Federal and local law enforcement authorities are investigating what caused the Sunday night fire, which came after a series of attacks against Tesla in rebuke of its chief executive, Elon Musk.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Most of the burn bans in Western North Carolina at the beginning of March have been lifted, but the fire danger remains, especially through March 13. McDowell County's ...

A Utah man was sentenced to prison after federal prosecutors said he assaulted a U.S. Forest Service employee in May 2023. Getty Images/iStockphoto A judge handed the maximum possible sentence to ...

THUNDER BAY — Toys R Us is closing its Thunder Bay store. The chain retailer that provides brand-name children's toys, games, electronics and gear opened a location in Thunder Bay on May 19, 2013.

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County Fire Rescue took to Facebook on Thursday night to post drone footage of the Carolina Forest wildfire. The video, attached at the top of this story, shows ...

Woodsy and winding, the Florida National Scenic Trail is a beacon of the Sunshine State. It draws 400,000 people annually, from casual walkers out for an evening stroll to die-hard thru-hikers ...

Further updates on recent North Carolina wildfires from the U.S. Forest Service indicated progress in containment. "Fire crews have concluded active firefighting operations," a news release said.