Three wildfires burned through McDowell County, which lead to some evacuations within the county. McDowell County Emergency Management Division said the fires burned through the following areas: Sign ...

McDowell County residents are back home Thursday morning after a wildfire forced an evacuation the day before.

The pile burning project, named Mrrd Programatic Lassic, was initiated 3:23 p.m. Jan. 27 in Trinity County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest ...

Affected areas in the Cabin Butte project include Horse Butte Trailhead, Coyote Butte Off-Highway-Vehicle area, Bessie Butte ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:13 a.m. in Siskiyou County. Trail Fire has been burning on federal land managed by ...

Now is the time for North Carolinians to act on wildfire mitigation practices and Firewise principles. By taking appropriate ...

The proposal stemmed from a court ruling requiring the Forest Service to get permission from EPA to drop fire suppressants ...

In just a single month, 2025 is the second most destructive fire year in California history, with more than 16,000 homes and other structures damaged or destroyed by two fires in the Los Angeles area.

Katie Meddins examines the Palisades Wildfires, highlighting how climate change is driving their increasing intensity and frequency. She explores the scientific factors behind these devastating fires ...

Evacuation orders in McDowell County were lifted at 8 a.m. Thursday after crews made progress battling a wildfire overnight. In a 6:55 a.m. update on Thursday, Jan. 30, McDowell County Emergency ...

Burn marks left on trees show that fires occurred frequently in North America from 1750 to 1880, but they tended to be less severe than modern fires and may have even been beneficial to forests ...

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human ...