A new wildfire was reported today at 8:12 a.m. in Mono County. Sawmill Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the ...

A new prescribed burn, called ARRD PILES - MICHIGAN BLUFF RX, was initiated today at 8:08 a.m. in Placer County. The ...

Certain fuels burn hotter and faster than others, a lesson quickly taught to new firefighters. “It lights up like gasoline” ...

The State of California established the California Tahoe Conservancy in 1984 with a mission to restore and enhance the ...

The Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance, or TERA, is a Lake County-based group dedicated to changing attitudes around intentional fire and sharing knowledge with a new generation of burners.

A picture of an United States Forest Service task force fighting the Palisades Fire in Southern California. Courtesy of Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA via Wikimedia Commons ...

Large wildfires in the desert were once rare. Now experts worry that invasive plants and a changing fire cycle are putting ...

The Trump administration’s offer raised alarm across the government but cut especially deep for federal firefighters battling ...

Watch Duty’s success raises questions about why citizen-led tech is outpacing government emergency response efforts. The company’s co-founder explores the lessons agencies can learn from this ...

The drone, which authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9, put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper — a massive fixed-wing plane that can drop large amounts of water ...

The community itself down here has been more than supportive,” said Scott Means from Sparks Fire Department while he was still in Southern California. “We have people who cruise through our camp ...

NOAA satellites paired with AI data analysis also generate alerts but over a wider area. They can detect heat signatures, map ...