Wildfire Season 2014

California Wildfires 2014 Maps, Updates: More Evacuation Orders Issued as Fire Activity Increases In Happy Camp Fire Complex; Blaze Now Over 88,000 Acres & Growing (Slideshow)

A wildfire in northwest California has been steadily expanding over the past four weeks, having destroyed nearly 90,000 acres of land and leaving firefighters exasperated, having contained less than a third of the fire’s total area as of Saturday evening.

California Wildfires 2014, Maps, Updates: Happy Camp Fire Nears 77,000 Acres as Firefighting Costs Creep Toward $45 Million; New Evacuation Updates Issued (Slideshow)

By Paola Hernández
A wildfire complex burning in northwest California for the better part of the past month has now destroyed almost 75,000 acres of land and forces mass evacuations in nearby communities. With thousands of fire personnel and resources being utilized, the cost of fighting the blaze has crawled up to $44.7 million as of Thursday morning.

Washington Wildfires 2014 Maps, Updates: Devil’s Elbow Complex Fire Now at Over 8,000 Acres. Forcing Evacuations; Cost of Fire Estimated Near $2 Million [Slideshow]

By Paola Hernández
A group of four wildfires have blazed through the past week in northeastern Washington, destroying over 8,000 acres of land and prompting widespread evacuations. At only two percent containment, the current estimated cost for these wildfires is $1.8 million.

Washington Wildfires 2014 Maps, Updates: Carlton Complex Fire Grows to 215,000 Acres, Destroys Nearly 100 Homes; Fire-Caused Phone Line Outages and Loss of Cell Phone Service Reported [Slideshow]

By Paola Hernández
The four wildfires sparked at the beginning of this week in Washington have converged into what is being called the Carlton Complex fires and the massive blaze continues to expand, destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of land, burning down homes, causing widespread evacuations, and more.

Wildfire Season 2014 Maps, Updates: Shaniko Butte Wildfire Burns out of Control in Oregon; Fire Blazes Through 25K Acres as Residents Prepare for Evacuations

By Paola Hernández
A wildfire is blazing out of control near Warm Springs, Ore., having burned up approximately 40 square miles of land in the five days since it was sparked. Firefighters are making very little headway in their efforts to battle the blaze and officials warn that they expect the fire to continue to grow significantly before any real progress in containment is made.

Arizona Wildfires 2014 Maps, Updates: Oak Fire That Has Burned For 10 Days in Eastern Arizona Spreads to Over 8K Acres With Only Five Percent Containment

By Paola Hernández
A wildfire that sparked 10 days ago on July 17 in the Coronado National Forest in Arizona has destroyed approximately 8,200 acres of land and has forced into place an official closure of the area surrounding the fire for safety purposes, according to officials.

Wildfire Season 2014 Maps and Updates: Alaska Funny River Fire Rages on With More Than 190K Acres Destroyed [Slideshow]

By Paola Hernández
As of Tuesday evening the Funny River fire, located within the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska has burned through almost 200,000 acres of land since it was ignited well over two weeks ago and fire officials are still having a hard time containing the blaze.

Wildfire Season 2014: Weather Conditions Could Lead to More Wildfires, Weather Reports Say

By Paola Hernández
Wildfire season is upon the United States as we roll into Spring and weather experts warn that this week especially will create conditions conducive to a high wildfire danger in certain parts of the country.
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