James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on ...

There are been all sorts of explanations for the Los Angeles fires. For example, the financial cutbacks in the LAFD. The fact ...

The fire started around 3 p.m. on Feb. 10, and by 5:30 p.m., authorities called for the evacuation of Pine Flats, a nearby community.

Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...