But what do those figures mean, exactly? Containment refers to how much of the fire’s edge, or perimeter, has been surrounded to the extent that firefighters believe they can stop the fire from ...

A firefighter waits for crew members to bring water to douse hot spots off Highway 371 after the Highland fire burned 2,400 acres in rural Riverside County near Temecula on Oct. 31, 2023.

False claims about celebrity homes also spread after the Maui wildfire, with some users sharing baseless claims that Oprah Winfrey helped start those fires. By coincidence, on the day the ...

The finalizing of the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas owes ... “but sometimes you just have to put bombs on foreheads." Write to Michael R. Gordon at [email protected] and ...

A day after her Alabama counterpart said Californians “don’t deserve” money for the Los Angeles wildfires “unless they show that they’re gonna change their ways,” Sen. Katie Britt ...

Washington says the community's support during these times has meant a lot. Martin County Fire Rescue officials say the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

PAHRUMP (KTNV) — The agency leading the search for Michael Martin, a local pilot last seen on Jan. 2, is suspending its efforts. The Nye County Sheriff's Office announced the update Thursday ...

X/ Screenshot The substance, vivid against the grey smoke and charred landscape, is fire retardant -- much of it a product called Phos-Chek that has been used by the US Forest Service since the 1960s.

As fires rage on the West Coast, officials warn that Massachusetts could be set up for an active spring fire season ... and drying conditions,” said Michael Rawlins, a climate scientist and ...

Aerial footage taken by the California Army National Guard showed widespread fire damage in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu on Wednesday, January 15. This video captured by Master Sergeant Whitney ...