Wildfires can benefit forests by clearing old debris, leaving behind fertilizer, and more. For over a century, the United States has poured billions of dollars into fire suppression tactics to keep ...

Smoke from wildfires is not something to be taken lightly, as it impacts air quality for miles. The danger of it can be measured on the air quality index (AQI), a scale that goes from zero to over 300 ...

Ten structures — including four homes — have been destroyed by a wildfire sweeping through central Oregon, where thousands of residents remained under evacuation orders Monday, while a blaze in ...

Fires, storms and the potential for near-record high temperatures across the western US are in the offing for the coming week. The Gifford Fire, about 125 miles northwest of Los Angeles, had burned ...

A fast growing brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles has forced thousands of people to evacuate as firefighters are working to get it under control. Hundreds of firefighters battled ...

Devastating wildfire, flooding and extreme heat events took place over the past year, several resulting in mass fatalities.

Increasing materials costs have made rebuilding more expensive, the report said. The risk of having your home damaged or destroyed by a wildfire is increasing, according to a new report. As a result, ...

The US government filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison on Thursday, blaming the utility’s equipment for sparking two wildfires, including the Eaton Fire in January that damaged ...