Fire is one of the four classical elements and has been used by humans in rituals, in agriculture for clearing land, for cooking, generating heat and light, for signaling, propulsion purposes, smelting, …

4 days ago · The Kansas City Fire Department is responding to a large fire at a lumber yard in Kansas City’s East Side

4 days ago · A large fire engulfed a lumberyard east of downtown Kansas City Tuesday. Flames from the blaze could be seen by commuters in the Jackson Curve of Interstate 70.

4 days ago · Kansas City, Missouri, firefighters were called to a fire in a lumberyard outbuilding early Tuesday morning.

4 days ago · A second-alarm fire engulfed a lumberyard outbuilding near downtown Kansas City

It provides a public resource of information to best prepare and manage wildfire season. Developed in a joint partnership between the EPA and USFS.

Whether you want to check today’s fire activity, explore past fire seasons, or understand how weather and landscape interact with active incidents, the tools below put the information at your fingertips.

10 hours ago · Global fire map and data. NASA | LANCE | Fire Information for Resource Management System provides near real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS to meet the needs of …

Track global wildfires in real-time with FireMap, using data from NASA FIRMS, EFFIS, and national fire agencies. Stay informed on wildfire activity across the world.

Dec 12, 2025 · Fire, rapid burning of combustible material with the evolution of heat and usually accompanied by flame. It is one of humanity’s essential tools, control of which helped start it on the …