National Interagency Fire Center

Wildfire activity across the country is well below normal this year. But that’s expected to change in August in some states, including parts of the Mountain West.

The heat wave baking the West continues to increase wildfire dangers as we head into fall. On Tuesday, the National Interagency Fire Center increased its National Preparedness Level to 4, out of a possible 5.

Fire officials in Idaho and the Rocky Mountain region are sounding the alarm of a potentially historic fire season.

The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise has sent wildfire supression crews to help fight the Australian Bushfires. NIFC spokesperson Jessica…

The Treasure Valley woke up to the familiar smell of wildfire smoke Thursday morning, bringing residents back from their hopes of a smoke-free summer.…

In the past few years, suicide rates for firefighters have been climbing. The government doesn’t track employee deaths that happen off duty, but the…

Fire season may have started with a bang this weekend, as lightning struck across parts of south and central Idaho. Lightning can hit forests thousands of…

The saying goes: only you can prevent wildfires. But it turns out, a few other methods are also pretty effective in curbing those seasonal menaces.…

Among the government entities impacted by the partial federal shutdown is the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise.A call to NIFC’s spokeswoman goes…

With fall approaching and the weather starting to change, many of the big wildfires across the West are being tamed. Over the course of the season,…