The fires raging around Los Angeles bring to mind another devastating U.S. fire that killed more than a thousand people on ...

Ash from urban wildfires is potentially full of heavy metals and other toxins. Here's a guide for what to do if ash is ...

In regions where fire is a natural phenomenon, organisms have adapted to cope with periodic fires. Terrestrial mammals and ...

Rain or shine, she and her friends would spend their days climbing, jumping, hiking, and swimming in places like Eaton Canyon ...

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

Reconstructing fire-ravaged neighborhoods in their former image could make residents sitting ducks for future blazes, experts ...

If you’ve ever wondered why trees will often be standing even after a wildfire has destroyed nearby homes, fire officials are offering an explanation. “The answer lies in the difference between ...

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation ...

Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer ...

As communities work to recover and rebuild from the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, many business owners have been ...

A fast-spreading wildfire that erupted this week northwest of Los Angeles roared from nothing to nearly 10,000 acres − in a matter of hours.

A house fire on Lloyd Street near downtown Pensacola this morning serves as a reminder of the danger of alternative heat sources.