October in California is typically known as a dangerous moment in peak fire season, the month when the state has seen some of ...

The pile burning project, known as Lake Forest Pile, was initiated 8:55 a.m. Oct. 12 in Trinity County, California. The ...

California’s brush clearance efforts are stalling nine months after the devastating January fires that destroyed vast swathes ...

Jim Henterly spends most of the summer atop a North Cascades peak, where the view of our wildfire future is uneasy.

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The most destructive blaze that year was the North Complex fire, which was ignited by a lightning strike in the Plumas ...

While more than half of California’s forests fall under federal management, the U.S. Forest Service consistently spends fewer dollars than the state in managing those lands to reduce wildfire risks, a ...

A new prescribed burn, called Ides Cove Pile Burn, was initiated today at 9:30 a.m. in Tehama County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States ...

The Palisades Fire was the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles to date and among the five worst in California’s history.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has called on the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to accelerate the ...

Since the government shutdown went into effect, the Forest Service has put prescribed burning officially on hold across more ...