Fire lookouts occupy an uncommon spot in the world. Their function is simultaneously anachronistic and essential. They exist ...

Most people have never been to one, but they may still find something captivating and romantic about them. That same curiosity applies to firewatchers, the people who spend their summers, largely ...

A plume of smoke from the Hughes Fire seen from near the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in Valencia, California on Jan. 22, 2025. California's insurance crisis, worsened by the L.A. wildfires ...

The more forested Cascade Foothills and up to the Cascade Range give way to high risk — an area that’s historically had more frequent wildfire. An interactive view of the map can be found at ...

TAKE YOU ABOUT 12 MINUTES. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES.

The Idaho Falls Fire Department is warning residents to be aware of scammers pretending to be department members and demanding money. According to a press release, calls were being made to locals ...

So there’s been speculation that some of the people who lost their houses might find new homes in Idaho, but it wouldn’t be the first time. Californians have fled their state for Idaho in the past, ...

An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Hughes Fire, which erupted in northwest L.A. County on Wednesday, Jan.

The Hughes Fire exploded to over 9,400 acres on Wednesday. The wildfire was called in at about 11 a.m. in the area of Lake Hughes Road near the 5 Freeway. Evacuation warnings and orders have been ...