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Kurk Fire Nears Containment After Rapid Response by Texas A&M Forest Service

Hot, dry weather helped the fire spread and crews used aircraft and dozers to halt its advance so teams could move into mop-up operations.

Skillet Fire 82% Contained as Local Team Takes Command

Bug and Fred Mountain Fires Merge North of Reno, Form Roughly 40,300-Acre Blaze

Elk Fire Near Lake City Expands as Evacuations and Resources Increase

Ward Fire Grows to About 8,200 Acres Near Ely With No Containment

Merged Cherry Fire Prompts Evacuations as Crews Secure Lines on Utah Blazes

Beehive Fire Grows to 2,236 Acres with No Containment

Containment Rises on Lee Fire as Cooler Weather Slows Spread

UK Wildfire Season Worsens with Record-Breaking Potential

Wildfires Continue to Burn Uncontained Across North and South Carolina

Gold Complex Wildfires Trigger Evacuations in Plumas County