Wildfires

The Division of Emergency Management lists the current threat of wildfires across the state as “low,” but Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said Wednesday people should limit debris on their properties as wildfire season begins.

Above normal rainfall this winter could lead to a less active wildfire season across parts of Florida.

This time of year, when there is still some moisture in the backwoods, yet it hasn’t been raining every day, creates perfect conditions for professional firefighters to light a “controlled” or “prescribed” fire.

Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 8 through Oct. 14 this year and aims to educate the public about the simple, yet important steps one can take to reduce the risk of a fire at home.

Low air quality levels are prompting alerts and advisories in Florida after smoke from wildfires in Canada is closing in on the Southeast.

The horrific wildfire that raged in Hawaii last week has put the idea of preventing wildfires in the national spotlight. We go to Flatwoods Park, a recreation area and wellfield near New Tampa, to show how fire is being fought — with fire.

Air quality is dangerous for millions from New England to the Carolinas, but significant impacts to the Sunshine State are not expected.

It’s wildfire season in Florida and one of the biggest threats of climate change is the increased risk of fires across the Southeastern United States. Yet fire, when controlled, can actually help fight the very threat it poses.

With more than half of the nearly 20,000-acre Sandy Fire now contained officials on Monday rescinded the evacuation plan put in place days ago. All residents within the impacted area have been updated on the change in evacuation status.

As disruptive as a wildfire can be, a forest fire is not only important to the ecosystem in which it burns, but is integral to slowing climate change.

The 10-day-old Sandy Wildfire in the western Everglades is raging on despite best efforts of more than 100 state, federal firefighters

A wildfire in the Big Cypress National Preserve north of U.S. 41 is now 5% contained. It has been burning for more than a week and grown to nearly 10,000 acres.