Wildfires

Hundreds of acres in the greater Boston area have already burned in the past week with new fires cropping up in the western and central parts of the state. In Massachusetts, an average of 15 wildland fires are reported each October. This year, the month’s total capped at about 200 — an increase of about 1,200% over the average, rivalling...

There were 196 brush fires reported in the state this October, more than 10 times as many as the monthly average.

There were 196 brush fires reported in the state this October, more than 10 times as many as the monthly average, which is 15, according to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services.

Dozens of brush fires were continuing to wreak havoc across Massachusetts Wednesday, and those unyielding flames were still creating widespread haze in parts of the state. A firefighting task force was back out in full force in Salem on Wednesday – continuing to work to completely contain two wildfires, seven acres in Salem Woods and about 170 acres between Spring...

Brush fires in Massachusetts have burned hundreds of acres, and air quality is a major concern. One of the biggest fires is in Salem, where Halloween preparations are in full swing. 

Massachusetts remains subject to a brush fire warning, the Department of Fire Services said Tuesday, as hundreds of acres burn across the state and a smoky haze continues to hang over many local communities. Within the past week, 126 separate brush fires have burned a total of 548 acres in Massachusetts, a DFS spokesperson told the State House News Service....

A warm front will bring increasing clouds and light rain to New England Tuesday evening, with showers lingering into early Wednesday. Temperatures will warm up on Wednesday, reaching the mid-70s. Air quality bottomed out this morning in the “very unhealthy” category over Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts. This is from brush fires and a “cap” of clouds/warm air aloft that are...

Dozens of brush fires continued to burn across Massachusetts’ North Shore and the rest of the state. Fire crews returned to active areas Tuesday to try to put the flames out. Middleton’s fire chief said that, as of Monday, more than 250 acres had burned in a wildfire that has spread to North Reading. You could see the smoke over...

Several brush fires burning in Massachusetts have caused long days for firefighters and sent smoke into the sky, where it was getting trapped — people all around the Boston area were smelling it Monday.

Many people in the Greater Boston area woke up to the smell of smoke – and a brush fire on the North Shore is likely to blame.

Pockets of flames were popping up all around Salem, Peabody, and Lynn overnight, as more than 130 acres of brush have burned in this North Shore wildfire since Saturday. Right along Highland Avenue by the Walmart, the hillside was on fire on Monday morning. Firefighters pulled up and were able to quickly extinguish the flames. The problem is the brush...

Firefighters were battling a brush fire in Middleton, Massachusetts, Sunday, and expected to have to keep contending with flames into at least Monday. The fire was burning near the powerlines west of the Middleton Reservoir, along Upton Hills Road, according to the Middleton Fire Department. Other agencies in the area were helping their effort. The firefight would “most likely be...

A large brush fire is burning in Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts, Sunday morning, after sparking visible fire in the woods late Saturday.

A gigantic aircraft capable of long-range flights with thousands of gallons of fire retardant has joined California’s airborne firefighting fleet.

Four people in Northern California describe what it’s been like to lose their homes to wildfires twice in six years.

Experts say a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada are the legacy of the nation’s fire-suppression experts and climate change.

Wildfires are continuing to scorch the West and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully.

A wind-driven fire continued to scorch thousands of acres 60 miles east of San Francisco, prompting residents to flee their homes and the closure of two major freeways near the central California city of Tracy.

Spring brings us usually those April showers into those May flowers. Unfortunately, it also brings us into wildfire season in New England. Thankfully, we have had a pretty rainy spring but still, a low risk for wildfires will continue in northern New England at this time. Generally, around until the leaves fill in on the trees and the underbrush grows…

Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.