U.S. wildfire season exceeds 10-year average as 99 large fires burn

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1. Mon, 3 August 2026

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   • Axios00:12
     U.S. wildfire season exceeds 10-year average as 99 large fires burn

     Wildfires in Washington and Oregon have forced evacuations, caused power outages, and burned hundreds of thousands of acres as firefighters battle dozens of massive fires across the Pacific Northwest. Why it matters: The blazes are among 99 active large fires burning across the U.S. as this year's wildfire season exceeds the 10-year average for both the number of fires and the acres burned, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. So far this year, 45,835 fires have burned more than...

2. Sun, 9 August 2026

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   • NPR News22:03first to report
     Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada

     There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.

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     • aspenpublicradio.org9 Aug, 22:03their copy
     • krcu.org9 Aug, 22:03their copy
     • knpr.org9 Aug, 22:03their copy
     • northernpublicradio.org9 Aug, 22:03their copy
     • wuwf.org9 Aug, 22:03their copy
     • kunm.org9 Aug, 22:03their copy
     • kunr.org9 Aug, 22:03their copy
   • Google News - Top Stories22:03
     Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada

     Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada NPR Nearly 100 large wildfires strain firefighting resources across the U.S. NBC News Map Shows Where Millions of Americans At Risk as Canadian Wildfires Explode Newsweek Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated East Idaho News AP News Summary at 6:47 p.m. EDT Marietta Daily Journal

3. Mon, 10 August 2026

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   • Google News - Top Stories01:05
     Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated

     Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated AP News Nearly 100 large wildfires strain firefighting resources across the U.S. NBC News 183 new fires reported nationwide as crews battle 94 large blazes, officials say KBOI Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada NPR Map Shows Where Millions of Americans At Risk as Canadian Wildfires Explode Newsweek

   • The Hill11:19
     Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated

     ildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada on Sunday left some residents keeping a wary eye out for possible evacuation orders while others already forced to flee their homes waited to see what would be left on their return.

   • thenewsherald.com11:29
     Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated

     Wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada on Sunday left some residents keeping a wary eye out for possible evacuation orders while others already forced to flee their homes waited to see what would be left on their return.

     2 reprints

     • bendbulletin.com10 Aug, 17:00their copy
     • PBS NewsHour10 Aug, 17:51their copy
4. Wed, 19 August 2026

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   • kccu.org08:46
     Australia and New Zealand send over 240 firefighters to help battle U.S. wildfires

     A destructive wildfire season is pushing American firefighting resources to their limits. Australia and New Zealand have sent their largest contingent ever to help out.