Modern forests burn less, but fuel buildup increases wildfire risk, making fires more intense and dangerous for forests and ...

Wildfires are a growing threat in the U.S., but some states experience far more forest fire incidents than others. From dry conditions to human activity, discover which states are the most fire-prone ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found “overwhelming evidence” that mechanical thinning and prescribed burning ...

After Bolan Mountain Lookout burned down, the U.S. Forest Service formed an alliance with a trails group to rebuild a popular ...

Large wildfires in the desert were once rare. Now experts worry that invasive plants and a changing fire cycle are putting our saguaros and our homes in danger.

Does he honestly believe that “forest management” practices supposedly ... which Trump also touted as fire-free) is far different from arid Southern California, and that conifers suck up ...

M y wife — as usual — understood the situation before I did. The night before, Monday, Jan. 6, we’d both been awoken by the ...

Firefighters are tackling a new brush fire — dubbed the Sepulveda Fire — near Interstate 405 and Sepulveda Blvd in Los Angeles. The fire sparked hours after fire crews started to achieve some ...

Stewart’s 1948 novel, “Fire,” follows a California forest fire from the moment it ... However, they simply smolder away in the background – just as they do in real life for many of those ...

When residents first saw flames on a hillside in Eaton Canyon, the fire itself was not that large. But with gusts clocked at 59 mph, the fire quickly started pushing a shower of sparks across the ...