Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced evacuations, fire officials said.

Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley filed a tort claim, saying Mayor Karen Bass had defamed the veteran firefighter in order to clear her own name.

Spain's weather agency warned the public on Monday to be "cautious" of the "very high or extreme fire danger."

The fires have ravaged small, sparsely populated towns in the country's northwest, forcing locals in many cases to act as firefighters. About 2,382 square miles have burned across Spain and Portugal.

By Nacho Doce and Guillermo Martinez GONDULFES, Spain (Reuters) -Wildfires raging in northern and western Spain have burned through nearly the same area in the past 24 hours as in all of last year, although the end of a 16-day heatwave and expected rainfall have fanned hopes that an end may be in sight.

New maps show updated acreage estimates for two wildfires burning near Sheridan.A new map generated Monday night shows the Cloudrest Fire is now 1,190 acres.T

Fired Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley is suing the city for her ouster, claiming Mayor Karen Bass launched a smear campaign against her after the deadly wildfires earlier this year.

Four fires that sparked on Sunday are burning along the Highway 200 corridor near Flathead River west of Dixon.

Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick are also continuing to battle active wildfires. Newfoundland’s 107-square-kilometre wildfire near Kingston also remained out of control. In New Brunswick, five wildfires remained out of control as of Wednesday ...

Spain's worst wave of wildfires on record spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountains and prompted authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

The study comes as Trump has issued an executive order calling for more logging on federal land to boost timber production and mitigate fire risk. The study instead suggests prescribed burns are the best tactic – a practice that has been historically used by indigenous people before land agencies stopped them in the 1900s.