The Basin Fire, ignited by lightning, was managed to burn more than 9,000 acres across two national forests. Fire crews created buffer zones and used firing operations to control the fire's spread.

The fire burned 97% of Big Basin’s 18,000 acres. It wiped out campgrounds, the park store, the headquarters, ranger housing, bridges, the amphitheater and all the park’s utilities.

Firefighters completed the majority of ignitions on Tuesday and reached 42% containment on the 9,145-acre Basin Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire located 20 miles northwest of Flagstaff.

Outdoor Recreation The CZU Fire burned more than 24K acres across Big Basin and nearby state parks. Here’s how they’re recovering – and building resilience for the future ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – USDA Forest Service, Tallac Hotshots, Slide Mountain, CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit, CAL FIRE NEU and local fire district/department firefighters and helicopters are ...

Active management of the Basin Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire located 20 miles northwest of Flagstaff, is set to continue through Tuesday. Fire managers with both the Coconino and Kaibab ...

PERINTON, N.Y. – The Bushnell’s Basin Fire Department is mourning its former Chief James Keebler. Keebler died on Sunday, just two weeks shy of his 90th birthday. He served with the fire ...

First responders are pictured in front of a home that caught fire east of Longmont, near Colo. 119 and Weld County Road 7, early in the morning of Friday, June 6, 2025. One person was injured and ...

Twenty-two people were rescued after a boat burst into flames in the Bronx near Hart Island Saturday evening, FDNY sources and local Council member Kristy Marmorato’s office said. First ...