ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN) - Firefighters and a brush truck from the Rocky Mount Fire Department are headed to western North Carolina to help fight a wildfire in Henderson County.

Tanzanian authorities say 500 volunteers have been trying to put out a fire on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest peak. The flames can be seen from miles away.

Basic fire fighting tools include fire trucks, hoses, firefighters and plenty of water, but now the Fort Dodge Fire Department is using a new tool.

The Mount Rainier fire, which was triggered by a lightning strike on Friday, has grown to a half-acre, the National Park Service announced Sunday.

A pilot died in a helicopter crash while battling the White River Fire in the Mount Hood National Forest. The accident happened Monday, Aug. 24, while the pilot was releasing buckets of water from ...

“We are actively fighting fires in the backyards of homes on a number of streets in upper Glenrosa and will continue to do that today,” said Jason Brolund, West Kelowna fire chief.