Fire is one of the four classical elements and has been used by humans in rituals, in agriculture for clearing land, for cooking, generating heat and light, for signaling, propulsion purposes, smelting, …

Jun 4, 2025 · Crews started to attack the fire, which officials said was extending to the interior of the home. After about 45 minutes, the fire was knocked down. Nobody was inside the house at the time of...

Track wildfires & smoke across the US. Monitor fire spread, intensity, and lightning strikes. Stay informed with real-time updates on Map of Fire.

Nov 20, 2024 · One person is dead and a second person was injured in a fire in Warwick, Rhode Island, early Wednesday morning. According to WJAR, firefighters responded shortly after midnight to a …

It provides a public resource of information to best prepare and manage wildfire season. Developed in a joint partnership between the EPA and USFS.

2 days ago · A field in eastern England has revealed evidence of the earliest known instance of humans creating and controlling fire, a significant find that archaeologists say illuminates a dramatic turning ...

1 day ago · NASA | LANCE | Fire Information for Resource Management System provides near real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS to meet the needs of firefighters, scientists and users …

3 days ago · A building in Manhattan caught fire, sending smoke and flames into the air. On Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 8:20 a.m. local time, the Fire Department of the City of New York received a report of a fire …

Dec 5, 2025 · Two new large fires were reported this week, one in New Mexico and one in North Carolina. Both are now 100% contained. Since January 1, 62,580 fires have burned 4,969,735 acres. …

3 days ago · Raging flames leaped from an apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on Tuesday, raining debris onto the sidewalk and spewing smoke across the cityscape, but causing no …