A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by the state show more than 1 million acres are at a higher risk of wildfires.

Oregon lawmakers want to kill a wildfire risk map meant to identify areas of high risk that has become a lightning rod for ...

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...

Approximately 1.4 million acres of land were added into the two highest fire hazard severity tiers on newly updated CAL FIRE ...

Watch Duty proved indispensable during the recent LA wildfires. John Mills, the app’s creator, wants it to be the one place ...

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.

Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to best address the issue.

Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an ...

An apartment unit caught fire Tuesday morning in Elk Grove, the Cosumnes Fire Department said. Fire crews were dispatched around 10:38 a.m. to the Emerald Garden Apartments off Emerald Park Drive. The ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether.

The ‘atmospheric river’ unleashed heavy downpours and wind on areas charred by last month’s fires, which were the most ...