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Fire Behavior

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France Records First Pyrocumulonimbus Over Gironde

Scientists say the fire‑generated thunderstorm shows a blaze so intense it can make fires far more unpredictable and harder to fight.

Brewer, Green Mountain and Crosswhite Fires Merge into Massive Blaze Near Prineville

Central Oregon Fires Grow as Crews Fortify Lines Ahead of Critical Weather

Ferris Fire Reaches 64,369 Acres as Containment Climbs to 23%

Ferris Fire Tops 60,000 Acres as Evacuations Expand and State Declares Disaster

Willow Fire Near Leadville Grows to About 4,100 Acres as Evacuations Expand

California Sends 15 Engines and 53 Firefighters to Fight Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire

Utah Declares Emergency and Bans Fireworks as Cottonwood Fire Becomes Largest Active U.S. Blaze

Two Nevada Wildfires Grow as One Remains Uncontained

South Fork Fire Rapidly Spreads in Nebraska Panhandle, Forcing Evacuations and Park Closures

Poitrey Canyon Fire Mapped at 2,065 Acres With No Containment

Red Flag Warnings Expand Across Plains and Southeast as Fire Weather Turns Critical

Evacuations Lifted at Rehder Creek Fire Near Roundup as Activity Eases

Big Cypress Wildfire Grows to 25,000 Acres, Closes Stretch of I-75 as Smoke Spreads

Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas LAFD Communications in Palisades Fire Probe

Power Shutoffs and Firefighting Surge as Santa Ana Winds Drive Red Flag Conditions in Southern California

Crews Advance Emigrant Fire Containment as Western Flank Chipping Nears Completion

Lee Fire Containment Climbs to 60% as Elk Fire Hits Full Containment

EU-Funded Wildfire Robot ‘Byte’ Starts Field Trials in Controlled Burns

Containment of Dragon Bravo Fire Leaps to 29% After One-Day Surge