wildfires

Dry, hot and windy. That's the forecast for today and Friday. In response, the NWS has issued a Red Flag Warning. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

The website offers up-to-the-minute updates on air quality in Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, and other locations.

Right now there are many wildfires burning here in the Cowboy State. We are not unfamiliar to wildfire seasons, but here are five interesting facts many do not know about wildfires in Wyoming.

People flying drones have been a periodic problem for fire fighters who are battling blazes throughout the west.

The conditions could aggravate the growth of and the fighting of wildfires in much of the state.

Shane Murphy, assistant professor in the UW Department of Atmospheric Science, is specifically examining the effects of black and brown carbon emitted from wildfires.

The new proposal would set aside an emergency fund to cover costs for the most catastrophic of wildfires,

How much do you know about being firewise? You can find out a whole lot more on Saturday, May 3, at the Curt Gowdy State Park Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the Wyoming State Forestry's free 2014 Firewise Education Day event.

Firefighters in Colorado are currently working on at least three wildfires, one burning in Rocky Mountain National Park. The Big Meadows fire inside Rocky Mountain National Park was caused by lightning on Monday, June 10, and has grown to 75 to 100 acres, being fanned by high winds, low humidity and lots of beetle-killed trees for fuel. It has closed several trails in the park.

Not a lot of information is being released at this time, however both Albany county Sheriff’s Dispatch and officials of Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest confirm that plumes of smoke seen southwest of Laramie on Monday, are from a new wildfire...