wildfires

"[We're] making sure that we're in a position where we are providing the kind of resources our wildland firefighters need, the kind of benefits they need, and the kind of commitment they need through adequate pay and salary, to make sure that we recognize the real danger that they face and the sacrifice that they make to keep us safe."

Casper Mountain, for example, is barely visible from downtown Casper.

Very little of Wyoming was under an air quality alert for the first time in what seems like forever on Thursday.

Rain is expected to make a much-needed return to southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle next week, some good news for crews battling wildfires.

It's been another bad year for smoke. Not just in Wyoming but across the entire United States.

In the recorded history of Wyoming, there have been some huge fires that have left a lasting mark on the state. Here are four of Wyoming's worst wildfires.

The smoke from wildfires is the cause for the apparent change in color to the closest star in our solar system.

Mommy, the bear smells like beer,

Bryan Shuman, a professor in the UW Department of Geology and Geophysics, was the main co-author of a paper, titled “Rocky Mountain Subalpine Forests Now Burning More Than Any Time in Recent Millennia,” that was published today (June 14) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The journal is on...

Measurements show soil and plants are much drier, making trees and brush more likely to ignite and fire to spread.