Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have elevated the state from Preparedness Level 3 to Preparedness Level 4 out of 5 as ...

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a red flag warning for parts of eastern Idaho Thursday, due to favorable conditions for new fires to ignite. This comes as thunderstorms are ...

A wildfire near the Canfield Mountain in Coeur d'Alene is now 50% contained. The Idaho Department of Lands says forward ...

Alaska crews are fighting dozens of wildfires statewide, including the Bear Creek and Saint George Creek Fires. Weather ...

A wildfire has broken out near West Clark Street in Pocatello, Idaho, sending thick smoke into the air. Photos shared on social media show large plumes visible from miles away. See the map here to ...

Watch Duty, an emergency notification system, helps keep those impacted by wildfires informed. Here's how to get it free.

Canadian wildfire smoke causes ‘very unhealthy’ conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow map showed a swath of red for “unhealthy ...

IDAHO, USA — Idaho fire crews are heading north of the border to assist Canadian authorities with wildfire suppression efforts as part of a longstanding mutual aid agreement between the ...

Podcaster Show PlayerAs the rest of the West has battled ever-growing record fire seasons, Idaho has slipped past relatively unscathed. In 2020, about half a million acres of federal and state ...

Another bill called the “Idaho Wildfire Risk Mitigation and Stabilization Pool Act,” orHouse Bill 17, was introduced in January but has not advanced out of the House Business Committee.

Riva Duncan, with the advocacy group Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, agrees that the current system is in need of change. “Wildfire is one of the greatest threats to the U.S. right now,” she said.