A few fire information and data resources for those interested in seeking information first hand -
Many are familiar with:
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
Nationwide fire info particularly on Forest Service lands:
http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/googleearth.php
Nationwide fire info from USGS:
http://www.geomac.gov/asp-bin/GeomacKML/getKML.aspx
The viewer is probably what most folks are interested in:
http://www.geomac.gov/viewer/viewer.shtml
Advanced, can be used to automatically download data, but just in case it helps someone:
ftp://ftp.nifc.gov/Incident_Specific_Data/SOUTHWEST/