wildfire

It’s wildfire season in Florida and one of the biggest threats of climate change is the increased risk of fires across the Southeastern United States. Yet fire, when controlled, can actually help fight the very threat it poses.

A 30-acre brush fire in Wakulla County early Monday afternoon quickly accelerated to 430 acres. It’s burning in the Apalachicola National Forest – about 6 miles south of Highway 20 and east of Smith Creek Road.

North Florida is facing an increased risk of wildfires after Hurricane Michael, and the first major one has broken out in Bay County. The fire is 50…

Those helping victims of Franklin County’s Eastpoint community recover from a devastating fire say all the displaced are having their needs met.Joe Taylor…

By the end of the week, all of the families displaced by last month’s fire in Eastpoint, Florida will be in housing.Franklin County is working to set up…

Coastal Franklin County’s small Eastpoint community is picking up the pieces after a wildfire ravaged about 820 acres of land, destroying 36 homes. But…

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says a prescribed burn is the cause of a fire in Eastpoint that has destroyed more than 800 acres and burned…

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is asking victims to be safe and patient as they respond to every call after a wildfire tore through the County…

A weekend fire at Eastpoint has destroyed homes and displaced hundreds. Franklin County Sheriff Tony Smith calls the fire one of the "most intense" he's…

The 2018 prescribed burning season has contained dozens of fires across the state of Florida, and the most recent one will take place in Leon County. Over…