LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parched Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some ...

Private firefighters are a growing part of insurance companies’ strategy, but Cal Fire says they can sometimes pose a safety ...

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews were doing work this week well ahead of the beginning of fire season to decrease the risk of wildfires in vegetation-dense East Bay neighborhoods.

As wildfires burn the landscape, they prime slopes for debris flows: powerful torrents of rock, mud and water that sweep downhill with deadly momentum.

The home ignites, becoming the fire’s fuel. Soon, it puts off radiant heat that can ignite the exterior of the home next door ...

The many fires burning around Los Angeles are pressing the limits of firefighting.

The devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires has resonated far beyond Southern California, as local officials and residents ...

Rorke said a small amount of rain in the weekend forecast was a hopeful sign, though he pointed out ... that 30 of them had been positioned in fire risk areas. The agency also ordered the outgoing ...

The owner of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, N.Y., has been forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks due to positive bird flu tests.

Windy and dry conditions returned to Southern California on Monday, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as ...