New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly 30,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope near Meeker.

Ahead of Hurricane Erin’s arrival, officials on North Carolina’s Outer Banks have called for mandatory evacuations.

A fast-spreading wildfire in California's wine country sparked evacuation orders as firefighters battled the blaze through the weekend.

Mandatory evacuations were issued near Deadman Road in Larimer County on Thursday afternoon, but at about 6 p.m., officials shifted the evacuations to be voluntary, then fully lifted them at about 9:20 p.

Tangipahoa Parish officials are investigating an explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland that forced mandatory evacuations within a one-mile radius.

The DOT says its ferry system has carried more than 2,200 passengers from Ocracoke Island during evacuation efforts this week.

Following a massive fire on Friday at an automotive lubricant plant in southeast, Louisiana residents are reporting soot on cars and oily residue in nearby bodies of water