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12 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 17, 2026.
WatchWind-driven flames jumped from San Clemente into San Juan Capistrano on Friday, closing a stretch of Interstate 5 and sending two firefighters to the hospital.
WatchMore than 30,000 firefighters are spread across 94 large blazes from Washington to Colorado, and three people working the fire lines have died since Friday.
About 850 buildings are gone and 67,000 people are still out of their homes. The Spokane County sheriff says the evacuation zones are not coming down 'for many, many more days.'
Aaron Farinacci, 37, was booked on suspicion of first-degree arson and held on $1 million bond after a witness reported seeing him kneeling in the grass where the Old Trails Fire began.
The Bench Fire has burned all the way to the edge of the Warm Springs Reservation, destroying six homes and forcing a boil-water order. Gov. Tina Kotek called the statewide response 'all hands on deck.'
A barrage of nearly 9,000 dry-lightning strikes touched off scores of fires in a matter of days, pushing the Northwest to the nation's highest preparedness level as flames destroyed homes and choked the sky with smoke.
The Aspen Acres Fire has forced 11,000 people from their homes and destroyed 180 structures, while a punishing heat dome that spawned deadly storms has stretched extreme-weather advisories from Alaska to the East Coast.
The fast-moving blaze southwest of Pueblo has destroyed at least 180 structures and remains uncontained as shifting winds drive flames toward mountain towns.
WatchThe largest wildfire burning in the United States has forced the evacuation of the entire town of Eureka and damaged a ski resort as crews battle single-digit humidity and 45 mph winds.
WatchA wind-driven brush fire ignited by a tractor striking a rock has tripled in 24 hours, destroyed at least one home, drawn 869 firefighters and forced the closure of every Simi Valley Unified school as red-flag conditions worsen.
A tractor strike on rock sparked the brush fire about 41 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles Monday morning, drawing 500 firefighters, five helicopters and three air tankers as Santa Ana winds spread the flames toward homes.
WatchAt least 5,500 residents were ordered to flee their homes on Oahu's North Shore after 8 to 12 inches of rain triggered historic flooding, airlifting 72 children from a youth camp and raising alarms about a dam built in 1906.