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Satellite image of California's Camp Fire, Nov. 8, 2018.

Smoke from US wildfires boosting health risk for millions

Another summer of fires in the West is expected to impact millions and increase premature deaths.
The Woodbury Fire, June 10, 2019.

Hundreds of firefighters assigned to Arizona wildfire

Managers reported zero containment and hoped to keep it away from Gold Canyon and Superior.
Wildland firefighters watch smoke from a wildfire.

Fire danger high in southeast Arizona this weekend

The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch.
Firefighters monitor a preventive burn.

US Attempt to Improve Wildland Firefighter Shelters Fails

The effort to create an improved shelter to repel heat followed the deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona in 2013.
NASA Worldview snapshot over Mexico on May 12, 2019, red dots indicating active fires.

Heat Waves, Fires Affect Mexico City’s Air Quality

The air quality in cities like the capital are getting worse due to fires in the southern part of the country.
A fire truck returns after responding to the Frye Fire in the Pinaleño Mountains, 2017.

Fire Managers Setting Prescribed Burns This Week

National Park Service to ignite 500-plus acres east of Tucson.
Health and Wellness Captain Darin Wallentine discusses improvements made to new firefighter hoods. He says a partnership has allowed the Tucson Fire Department to make improvements to its firefighting gear.

Tucson Fire, UA Work to Reduce Firefighter Exposure to Cancer

The department partnered with the UA College of Public Health to improve firefighters' protective gear.
Wildland firefighters watch smoke from a wildfire.

Forecast: More Fire Danger, Later Monsoon

While rains are expected later than usual, monsoon is always hard to predict.
A "Fire Traffic Only" sign during the 2017 Frye Fire in the Pinaleño Mountains.

Fire Danger Warnings Cover Much of Southern Half of Arizona

Tucson and Phoenix are included in the "red flag" warning areas.
The sun peers through the clouds in Southern Arizona.

Tucson Temps Break 90 Degrees

The temperatures in Tucson will continue to rise Tuesday, as April opens the door to fire season.
A firefighter sets a back burn to contain the Poomacha Fire in San Diego County, California, 2007.

Tree-Ring Research Reveals Broken Connection Between Weather and Wildfires

UA professor Valerie Trouet co-authored a study showing jet stream moisture no longer predicts California wildfire severity.
The southern slope of Sentinel Peak, also known as "A Mountain," covered in buffelgrass.

Flowers and Fire: Rain a Double-Edged Sword in the Desert

While moisture can mean impressive wildflower blooms, recent rains are fueling invasive species that feed wildfires.
Tucson's Fire Station Nine, Built in 1966, will be replaced with a new station in the first major project to grow out of a half-cent sale increase approved by city voters in 2017.

'Tucson Delivers' New Fire Station

A 53-year-old building will be replaced using funds raised through a sales tax hike.
A changing climate is prolonging and intensifying heat waves, scientists say, driving wildfires.

Agencies Rush to Get Ready for Wildfire Season Following Shutdown

Things like trainings, prescribed burns and hiring had to be put off during the partial government shutdown.
Images from video released by the U.S. Forest Service of the gender-reveal party that sparked the Sawmill Fire.

Video: Arizona Fire Started With Gender-Reveal Party

It's the first public image of how an off-duty Border Patrol agent's homemade target sparked the costly Sawmill Fire.
A photo of a fire truck at the so-called Babo Fire, posted to Facebook by the Green Valley Fire District on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 14, 2018.

Crews Get 'Good Handle' on Fire Near Elgin

Sympathetic conditions aided the efforts of fire crews, who expected more containment by Thursday evening.

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