Rising temperatures, dry weather and prolonged droughts are fueling more frequent, intense wildfires across the U.S., turning once-rare disasters into a year-round threat for communities and ...
The fire burned more than 1,000 homes outside Boulder, Colorado, in 2021. A series of surveys shows residents’ continuing ...
Wildfire smoke has caused a spike in related emergency room visits. Here are the cities worst affected by blazes in recent years.
People living at the base of hills and mountains with fresh burn scars are most at risk for mudslides and debris flows.
After training to become a wildland firefighter for a fire crew in the Northeast, Richard Schenk saw his first big blaze in 1988 on the other side of the country, in Yellowstone National Park.
As of Wednesday morning night, the fire was still 0 per cent contained, with dangerous conditions expected to continue throughout the day. Emergency responders, including over 1,500 firefighters ...
More than 1,500 firefighters were working on the wind-driven fire as red flag warning conditions persist into Wednesday ...
Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey Fire in 2018. Since then, she’s pressed for a safer electric grid in California.
A panel of lawmakers punted Monday on an effort to address the rising cost of electricity in the wake of utility sparked wildfires, which industry officials describe as an existential threat.