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Study Finds Persistent Metal Exposure in Maui Residents After 2023 Wildfires

Persistent metal exposures months after the fires point to ongoing contamination requiring extended monitoring.

Resumed Angel Island Prescribed Burn Sends Smoke Across Bay Area and Prompts Review

Anduril Wins XPRIZE Wildfire Autonomous Track as Competition Moves to Impact Phase

Ross Fire Fully Contained After 23 Days in North Texas

France Declares FireWatch Operational to Detect and Map Wildfires

Cherry Peak Fire Mapped at 140 Acres and Remains Uncontained

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

Widemouth 2 Fire Races North Toward Fillmore With 0% Containment

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

Ledson Fire Burns About 14 Acres Near Homes and Wineries in Sonoma County

Brunswick Creek Wildfire Grows to Over 1,200 Hectares and Forces Evacuations Near Boston Bar

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

Beehive Fire Grows to 2,236 Acres with No Containment

Rock Canyon Fire Burns 4,512 Acres Near House Rock Valley

Birch Bay Fire Near Ely Grows to 35 Acres as Crews Gain 10% Containment

Bavaria at High Forest‑Fire Risk as Level 5 Is Forecast for Parts of the State

Santa Rosa Island Fire Tops 18,000 Acres as Probe Into Boater’s SOS Flare Continues

Spain Advances Wildfire Campaign to June 1 and Announces Largest State Deployment