The program is supported by the Elko County Fire Protection District, combining classroom instruction with hands-on training, ...

Californians live in the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.

A lawmaker wants to quickly rebuild communities ravaged by the Los Angeles-area fires. Plus, a map of the wildland-urban interface.

M. R. O’Connor embeds with a wildfire-fighting crew. Plus: a new cartoon-guessing game; why Trump pardoned the Silk Road ...

By Jess Carey Southern California is facing one of the most detrimental natural disasters in recent history. Over 12,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed or damaged and at least 25 people ...

To reimagine our relationship with wildfire, we must recognize the real value of federal wildland firefighters — and ...

The latest NIST study provides more information about exposure risk for firefighters from their firefighting protective gear.

A fire spreading through the wilderness of San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to more than 500 acres ...

LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley is at the center of a media storm, sparking budget questions and calls for resignation.

The fire danger in Southern California is far from over. As crews continue their battle, incarcerated firefighters part of a long-running state program are on the frontline. Supporters say the program ...

As fires have raged, so have citations of the prescient author Mike Davis. But in a changed world, we need new thinkers too.

RI just endured a record-setting stretch of wildfires driven by weather extremes. Here's why burning forests might be the ...