wildifre

Six homes and several outbuildings have been destroyed in the Hospital Fire in the small town of Orofino, Idaho.As the fire raged through the Wixson…

Prescribed fires are credited with making forests healthier and stopping or slowing the advance of some blazes. Despite those successes, there are plenty of reasons they are not set as often as officials would like, ranging from poor conditions to safely burn to bureaucratic snags and public opposition.