Tactical disputes between the Forest Service and local fire agencies are not new, but recent federal staffing shortages have exacerbated long-simmering tension. Sept. 29, 2024 It was a textbook ...

Firefighters were desperately trying to stop a cluster of fast-moving blazes in southeast Australia on Tuesday, as thousands ...

A former fire chief who has battled fires in California and Australia says the devastation that has swept Los Angeles "could ...

Wildfires consume all and leave little more than ashes in their wake—but that’s hardly enough to stop these animals from thriving in the inferno. Here is their story.

With wildfires raging across Los Angeles, focus is turning to how new technologies, including AI, can aid our response to future disasters,. But there are concerns Australia isn't ready to combat ...

Scientists on a research boat dozens of miles from the California coast saw ash and smoke from the L.A. wildfires — and fear their hazards will persist in the ocean.

Rattlesnakes employ impressive survival tactics during forest fires by seeking shelter in underground burrows or crevices.

In 2011, the publication of Bill Gammage's book, The Biggest Estate on Earth, strengthened a consensus that indigenous burning, in conjunction with fires naturally ignited by lightning, maintained ...

A separate fast-moving fire in Little Desert National Park in the west of the state has torn through almost 65,000 hectares ...