The use of explosive weapons in populated areas is one of the most immediate threats to civilians in contemporary armed conflict. Civilians account for the vast majority of people who are killed ...

FEMA's index calculates wildfire risk based on a community's expected annual fire losses ... 14.8 million live in areas with "relatively high” risk. Most of the population at high risk ...

9, 10:15 a.m. Forward progress on a wildfire that blew up Sunday in a populated area of California ... 8, 8:12 p.m. Fire crews were “making good progress” in fighting the Boyles Fire despite ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) immediately issued an evacuation order due to the Sunset fire for a densely populated area bounded ... crews are fighting to contain the rapidly spreading ...

For populated areas, Cal Fire looks at the hazard of surrounding wildlands and estimates how far a fire could travel into the developed regions. However, the agency’s models are a snapshot.

Forest crew fighting a fire. University of Montana Library ... due to the increased land area and population of the Wildland Urban Interface. Even as they move away from their fire suppression ...

Firefighters in northern Los Angeles County forged ahead in their effort to tamp down the Hughes Fire, establishing control lines to stop the blaze from expanding into populated areas. Overnight ...

The fire in Altadena/Pasadena has doubled, with firefighters saying high winds and low humidity are major contributors.

Amid fresh uptick in fighting, warring parties must immediately cease attacks on civilians and stop using explosive weapons with wide area effects in populated areas ... fired by M23 in response to ...