Fox Fire Closes I-84 Near Baker City as Oregon Mobilizes Home-Protection Task Force
The Fox Fire reached Interstate 84 near Baker City on July 27, prompting highway closures and a state task force focused on homes and critical infrastructure.
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Helicopter crashes while battling Utah wildfire as blaze expands to 165 square miles
A helicopter fighting the Fishlake National Forest fire near Kanosh crashed Friday as the blaze reached 165 square miles and remained 19% contained.
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Pleasanton Fire Prompts Shelter-in-Place Warning, Evacuation Orders
A wildfire reported south of Pleasanton on July 24 prompted shelter-in-place instructions and evacuation orders for zones PLS-081 and PLS-103.
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BLM closes Idaho public lands through Aug. 17 as crews suppress Tartar Fire
The Bureau of Land Management closed specified lands, roads and trails east of Brownlee Reservoir while crews work on fire suppression and post-fire recovery.
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Western wildfires complicate emergency response as Utah crash site remains inaccessible
A Utah wildfire blocked emergency responders from safely reaching a helicopter-crash site as fires in Washington and Oregon prompted closures, threatened communities and continued to spread.
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Oregon secures federal assistance for three wildfire responses as 2026 fire season intensifies
Oregon approved three federal Fire Management Assistance Grants in July, while state officials mobilized resources to the Town Gulch Fire on Aug. 6 amid severe drought and low snowpack.
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FEMA Lists Washington’s Kaiser Canyon Fire as a July 2026 Federal Disaster Declaration
The federal government issued a disaster declaration for Washington’s Kaiser Canyon Fire on July 23, creating eligibility for federal response and recovery support.
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Quarry Road Fire in Shallotte Prompted Multi-Agency Response Before Containment Updates
The Quarry Road Fire began July 10 in Shallotte. A July 11 update reported approximately 300 acres burned and 10% containment as multiple agencies assisted the response.
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Log Road Fire near Crawford reaches 81% containment after burning about 1,526 acres
The Log Road Fire near Crawford reached 81% containment by July 4 after a coordinated response involving local volunteer departments, state and federal agencies, and the Nebraska National Guard.
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Eagle Rock Brush Fire Destroys Hillside Home and Injures Firefighter
A brush fire that began July 16 near Palmer Drive spread uphill, destroying or significantly damaging at least one Eagle Rock home, affecting two additional yards and injuring one firefighter.
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Connecticut sends six-person wildland-fire crew to help fight Canadian fires
Connecticut DEEP mobilized six Forestry Division firefighters to support wildfire suppression efforts in Quebec as the state continued managing drought-related fire concerns and wildfire-smoke air-quality impacts.
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New Texas A&M Forest Service office breaks ground in Nacogdoches
A new Texas A&M Forest Service regional office is under construction at 428 NE Stallings Drive in Nacogdoches after a July 1 groundbreaking. The publicly funded facility is planned to add space for wildfire response, training, staffing and landowner assistance.
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Walz declares peacetime emergency, mobilizes National Guard for Minnesota wildfire response
Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency effective July 11, 2026, and mobilized the Minnesota National Guard as wildfires and dry conditions affected northern Minnesota.
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Pillen reissues order allowing hay, supply deliveries to Nebraska wildfire-hit areas
Gov. Jim Pillen reissued an executive order July 15 allowing continued delivery of hay and other supplies to Nebraska areas ravaged by wildfires.
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Oregon wildfire emergency closes about 70 miles of interstate; Huntington under evacuation order
The Fox Fire near Huntington closed approximately 70 miles of a major Oregon interstate and put the city under a Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation order. Separately, the state has mobilized mutual-aid resources for the Hagen Fire in Umatilla County.
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Utah declares emergency in Beaver, Piute and Sevier counties after wildfires and flooding
Gov. Spencer Cox signed a state emergency declaration July 22 for Beaver, Piute and Sevier counties as wildfire and flooding response operations continued.