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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.

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

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Wildfire Contained After Burning 1,200 Hectares

France and Germany Send Teams as Dutch Wildfires Persist on Military Ranges

Georgia Wildfires Escalate as Highway 82 Blaze Doubles in Size

Goat Trail Fire Near North Boulder 75% Contained After Early Evacuation Warning