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## Wildfire


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5072b85a225b76a9/6aa5a8baf65bda770002217f/GettyImages-2292693770.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 12, 2026  
## [The U.S. Is Having One of Its Most Active Wildfire Seasons. Here’s How the Costs Are Adding Up](https://time.com/article/2026/09/12/the-u-s-is-on-track-for-a-record-wildfire-season-here-s-what-it-could-cost-americans/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Rebecca Schneid
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt465d3b4e18be35e6/6a6786c9eceabdf376d20586/fire-prepardness.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 27, 2026  
## [The U.S. Is Now At Its Worst Level of Wildfire Preparedness](https://time.com/article/2026/07/27/us-wildfire-preparedness-level-5-what-that-means/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Simmone Shah
* ![TOPSHOT-US-FIRE-CALIFORNIA-ENVIRONMENT-WEATHER](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc9b879d7028bc22/69893fd97cdbac7ac7d5e816/california-camp-fire-contained.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 25, 2018  
## [Northern California's Deadly Camp Fire Is 100% Contained](https://time.com/5462838/california-camp-fire-100-percent-contained/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Alejandro de la Garza
* ![california-wildfire-chico-animals-airport](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35d14c52f8e29326/69893fbb8fd2ee9d5f35d327/california-wildfire-chico-animals-airport.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 21, 2018  
## [Inside the Makeshift Shelter Where Pets Await Their Owners Amid Wildfires](https://time.com/5461490/rescued-animals-camp-fire-california/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Katy Steinmetz
* ![US-FIRE-WEATHER](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1b919766b0fb205/69893f807cdbac1cd1d5e785/gettyimages-1059401448.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 20, 2018  
## [Chaplain Makes Harrowing Escape From Wildfire](https://time.com/5459508/paradise-survival-chaplain-camp-fire/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Katy Steinmetz  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Dec 8, 2017  
## [See Astonishing Images of the California Wildfires From Space](https://time.com/5056165/california-wildfires-space/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Jeffrey Kluger and Josh Raab
* ![Thomas Fire which began in Ventura, California, USA - 05 Dec 2017](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30ee4e9ff68b47ba/6988f3c90a4a22e5e49d0eea/thomas-fire-ventura-county-california-thomasfire1217.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 5, 2017  
## [See Exactly Where the Deadly California Wildfires Are Spreading](https://time.com/5050729/california-wildfire-google-earth/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Alana Abramson and Josh Raab
* ![Deadly Fires Hit California Wine Country](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50c0f68461ef2625/6988e163096a9408ff69ff1d/20171009_zap_k13_009.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 10, 2017  
## [Wildfire Smoke Can Be Terrible For Your Health. Here’s How to Stay Safe](https://time.com/4976882/wildfire-smoke-safety/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Amanda MacMillan
* ![Handout photo of an aerial photo of the devastation left behind from the North Bay wildfires north of San Francisco](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc923a2949f38b8d9/6988e12c7cdbac04ddd5a683/rts1fswx.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 10, 2017  
## [This Photo Shows the Sweeping Fire Damage in California](https://time.com/4975612/photography-california-wildfires-coffey-park/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Eli Meixler
* ![TOPSHOT-FRANCE-FIRE-ENVIRONMENT-WEATHER](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte38a7ecb516db7eb/6988d733fb4eac402f893119/gettyimages-822090798.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 26, 2017  
## [Wildfires in Southern France Force 10,000 to Evacuate](https://time.com/4874091/france-wildfires-evacuation-riviera/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Kevin Lui  
* ![Emily Fryer, 20, searches for family heirlooms at her boyfriend's leveled home after the Erskine Fire burned through South Lake](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9e7407a2b2595ce/69889978cd1bba3765701413/rtx2icxs-layout-comp.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 27, 2016  
## [California Wildfire Death Toll Could Rise, Authorities Warn](https://time.com/4383232/california-wildfire-death-toll-rising/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by NBC News
* ![A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop over a wildfire just north of Azusa, Calif., Monday, June 20, 2016. Two fires have erupted in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles amid withering heat. The first fire reported Monday was near Mor](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2afcbb68670f2a0c/698898b25f570f05adb216a3/california-azusa-fire.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 20, 2016  
## [Twin Wildfires Burn Thousands of Acres in California](https://time.com/4375874/wildfire-fire-azusa-duarte-san-gabriel-california/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Sarah Begley
* ![APTOPIX Canada Wildfire](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf2757109c95497d/6988925c0a4a225df69c9943/aptopix-canada-wildfi_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 4, 2016  
## [Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Entire Canadian City](https://time.com/4317322/wildfire-fort-mcmurray-canada-evacuation-emergency/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Dorian Geiger and Mark Rivett-Carnac
* ![Smokey Bear Sign](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65b4fda37ee45115/698863a4a988cad9a06b455c/smokey.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 15, 2015  
## [Smokey Bear and the Problematic History of Forest Fire in America](https://time.com/4034710/history-smokey-bear/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by History News Network
* ![The Valley Fire burns off Highway 29 Sunday evening. Valley Fire in Lake and Sonoma Counties Sunday September 13th, 2015. As of Sunday evening the fire had burned over 50,000 acres and was 0% contained. The Associated Press reported that at least one per](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb78403280157ce6e/69886389f887dc7821e92578/stuart-palley-valleyfire26.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 14, 2015  
## [See Terrifying Photos of the California Wildfires at Night](https://time.com/4034004/stuart-palley-california-fires-2015/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by TIME Photo

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