New research finds that climate-driven shifts in wildfire seasons in North America are different depending on the ecosystem.

A new prescribed burn, named Lur Elk Pasture 176, was initiated today at 10:05 a.m. in in Merced County, California. The ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:26 p.m. at in Placer County, California. Chicken Fire has been burning on federal ...

Backyard cleanups across rural California are coming with a stern warning from state fire officials: keep your burn pile in check or firefighters may be the ones finishing the job. After several ...

In 2019 and again in 2021, Penn State researchers in the Department of Geography walked a series of 1,000 square foot plots ...

Two months after the anniversary of the devastating Southern California firestorms, several legislators at the state Capitol unveiled a package of legislation aimed at preventing wildfires and ...

SAN DIEGO — Fire crews quickly worked to put out a brush fire that was burning in Southeast San Diego County near CA-125 and SR-54 on Monday afternoon in La Presa. The fire was first reported around 1 ...

A US senator is demanding answers about billions in taxpayer funds meant to prevent wildfires before the deadly January firestorm that devastated LA County. Florida Sen. Rick Scott urged Vice ...

FFRP Deploys New Wildfire Responders While Advancing AB 2483 to Strengthen Hiring Pathways. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR ...

BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. -- Apocalyptic scenes show a firenado swirling amid a scorched part of Butte County as the Camp Fire that forced thousands to evacuate rages on. ABC7's Laura Anthony says she ...

A California man accused of deliberately starting what has become the largest active wildfire in the country has been formally charged with felony arson, court records show. Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, ...