Droughts Increase Wildfire Risk Droughts are nature’s way of turning the landscape into a tinderbox. When there is a ...

USDA’s mass firing on Feb. 13 included thousands of federal land employees, around 75% of which had secondary wildland fire duties, according to Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Vice President ...

The fire that became known as the Covington Drive Fire has continued to burn near Myrtle Beach. It is one of the largest among more than 175 wildfires that have now erupted across South Carolina ...

No major injuries have been reported. Alexandra Bialousow, 40, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has been arrested after allegedly starting a 2,059-acre wildfire. Reports indicate the fire started ...

Weather conditions influence the size, intensity and speed of bushfires – and how dangerous they can be. We issue fire weather warnings when conditions are likely to be dangerous, to help keep ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended the deadline for Los Angeles wildfire victims to apply for federal aid to March 31. So far, FEMA has distributed more than $84.2 million to ...

So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves. By Livia Albeck-Ripka and Jesus Jiménez The county says electrical equipment owned by the electric utility is to ...

Investigators believe the initial backyard blaze started when a Long Island resident used cardboard to ignite a fire to make s’mores and it spread quickly. The initial fire was extinguished by ...

The Bureau's windfinding radar sites are shown on the radar home page map as blue squares. Can the radar see smoke from a large fire? Radar images may show areas of smoke from very intense fires. This ...

Homes, a chemical factory and an Amazon warehouse were at risk from the fast-moving wildfire. Listen to Story Wildfires in Long Island prompt state of emergency declaration Major highway and military ...