Dec 2, 2016 | News, News/PR
Raging wildfires fueled by high winds forced of thousands of people in the U.S. South to flee and were believed to have wiped out an entire resort of more than 100 buildings in the Great Smoky Mountains as National Guard troops arrived early Tuesday to help...
Nov 11, 2016 | News, News/PR
At least 20 wildfires in North Carolina are being investigated as suspected arson, officials said, as firefighters from across the country focused a pocket of fires in the bone-dry southern Appalachian Mountains. A division of the U.S. Forest Service said fires have...
Nov 4, 2016 | News, News/PR
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam and the Florida Forest Service are urging the public to use caution with all outdoor fires due to increased wildfire danger levels throughout the state. Dry conditions have sparked wildfires in many areas of the state...
Oct 26, 2016 | News, News/PR
Officials with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry issued a warning to residents statewide on Tuesday, asking them to be very careful due to the heightened fire risk. The agency reported over 20,000 acres have been charred from 837...
Oct 7, 2016 | News, News/PR
Because extremely dry weather conditions and low humidity have combined to create an atmosphere favorable for wildfires, the Alabama Forestry Commission has issued a Fire Danger Warning for 46 Alabama counties effective immediately, until appreciable rainfall is...