The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former ...

But wildfire experts say cutting down Southern California's chaparral won't make the region safer from wildfires. In fact, ...

Chaparral, Calif.’s fire-adapted ecosystem, often goes overlooked. That is, except for when the high severity firestorms blaze through human communities. Chaparral was quickly lambasted during ...

While scientists were able to save and move some creatures in the aftermath, researchers are worried about the prospects for ...

Salt River Project, with aid from corporate, government and nonprofit partners, is thinning Arizona forests to prevent wildfires and save water.

Families affected by last month’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires recently got some much needed financial relief thanks to ...

It’s too soon to know the toll these fires have taken on wildlife, particularly wide-ranging carnivores like mountain lions. But biologists worry that the growing severity and frequency of fires is ...

Wildfire experts and politicians must focus on saving lives and neighborhoods from future fires, and rebuild in a fire-safe ...

A FIRE which destroyed an iconic Mayo pub has prompted a Fine Gael councillor to plead with the public to ensure their fire ...

The owners of an iconic Mayo pub which was destroyed in an early morning fire have thanked the local community for their ...

notoriously drives extreme fire behavior, Miller and others said. One of Miller’s close friends, who lost a home, lived up a hill on a road so narrow and choked with chaparral and flammable and ...