On November 13, fire crews discovered the Labor Mountain Fire in Kittitas County in central Washington. The fire quickly swelled past 42,000 acres, becoming one of the largest active wildfires in the ...

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

The U.S. Forest Service is currently responding to a large wildfire burning in the Sabine National Forest near Huxley in ...

TENNESSEE, USA — Several wildfires sparked up around East Tennessee as the region dealt with several days of dry, windy conditions. Union, Anderson, Claiborne and Cocke counties were all impacted by ...

SEATTLE — Two wildfires burning east of the Cascade crest are now the state’s largest, and serve as a reminder that, despite rainy, fall weather in Western Washington, fire season rages on.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. New research on the aftermath of wildfires has found what one expert called “a slow-burning bureaucracy” that ...

This autumn brought something that isn’t always common for much of California — a decent amount of rain in October. Rather than heat waves, there have been umbrellas. After years in which some of the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Only 5% of homes destroyed in Berry Creek’s 2020 North Complex fire have been rebuilt, the lowest recovery rate of ...

PROVO, Utah — BYU researchers have put out new research that may come as a surprise to some. While wildfires can be alarming and destructive, preventing them could be worse. Researchers even went as ...

I frequently read anecdotes and even research suggesting that “active forest management” can successfully slow or stop wildfires. In my experience, many of these claims ignore the role of changing ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Fall is here in East Tennessee, that means more than just cooler weather and colorful leaves. It also marks the start of wildfire season and the return of open burning. Rural ...

Every year during December and January, in the Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, rural communities carry out traditional burning on steep hill slopes to regenerate grass. These carefully timed ...