A controlled burn at Calero County Park in south San Jose not only resulted in clearing potential wildfire fuels but provided ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection conducted a controlled burn in San Jose on Tuesday, and announced ...

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) are trained to help local communities during a disaster, while Fire Safe Councils ...

Up to the point that they actually burn, green, well-maintained plants can slow the spread of a fire by serving as “heat sinks,” absorbing energy and even blocking embers. This apparent protective ...

There’s a magical kingdom in central Virginia where furniture dreams come true, and it’s hiding in plain sight in a town ...

In a study published in the journal Science Advances, we found that wildfire smoke likely contributed to more than 52,000 premature deaths across California alone from 2008 to 2018, with an economic ...

How the housing shortage, coupled with single-zoning housing policy, pushes homeowners and renters to the frontlines of ...

Amount of land included in “very high” fire areas will increase by 4.9 percent from previous maps, fire chief reports ...

Eaton Canyon Natural Area will remain closed, but other burn areas are reopening, including popular trails in Topanga State ...

Researchers from Harvard and universities in California and Texas are studying the long-term effects of the Eaton and ...

Wildfire data collected by the U.S. Forest Service spanning nearly 30 years details the causes and corresponding sizes of wildfires here in Chelan and Douglas counties.

The program enables residents to take their own soil samples, and get them analyzed through certified county labs that show ...