Fire whirls are typically found in wildfires, especially large and intense ones. In fact, California reported similar fire whirls from the Carr Fire in 2018 and the Loyalton Fire in 2020.

Extraordinary phenomena accompany this catastrophe. A swirling column of flames was captured on video, and this "fire whirl" is circulating on social media. The city is battling powerful fires ...

British Columbia’s fire service has released footage of a “fire whirl” spinning over a lake during an out-of-control wildfire. Strong winds, high fire intensity and air mass instability led ...