Wildfires

“Go Now” orders were in effect for an area near the Washington city of around 231,000 because of the Upriver Fire, which broke out near Camp Sekani, officials said.

An EPA study found most properties have lead levels below what federal regulations say is dangerous. Some scientists worry that’s not the whole picture.

Wildfires caused evacuations in California, 7 million people in the Midwest face flood watches and 32 million in the Northeast were under heat advisories.

By evening, the Sandy Fire had consumed more than 1,300 acres of dry brush in the hills above Simi Valley, a city about 30 miles from Los Angeles, and damaged at least one home.

Since the Eaton Fire, Altadena residents have found hazardous substances such as lead and asbestos on their properties, fueling a patchwork of research.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, has pleaded not guilty to starting what became one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.

A fire that has burned roughly 35 square miles and destroyed more than 80 homes in rural Brantley County was 32% contained, authorities said.

Meanwhile, fires continue to rage in Georgia as red flag warnings are up for other parts of the country.

Widespread drought in the Southeast is largely to blame for the fires, but their spread has also been fueled by leftover debris from past hurricanes..

The fires have destroyed dozens of structures and forced emergency measures, as drought and low humidity fuel dangerous conditions across the Southeast.