The Bridge Fire straddling Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties was the largest of three major wildfires menacing Southern California on Thursday as federal assistance and the state National Guard ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- Dozens of wildfires currently blazing across the West have been exhibiting extreme fire behavior: demonstrating alarming rotational patterns and wafting smoke across the country ...

The intent of this article is to "tune-up" your understanding of wildland fire behavior. Understanding fire behavior allows for the correct selection of strategy and tactics. Similar to structural ...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The Bootleg Fire continues to rage in Southern Oregon. It is the largest wildfire in the country and the third-largest in Oregon’s history. As of Sunday, July 24, it was burning ...

Crews fighting the Park Fire are preparing for potentially erratic and unpredictable fire behavior through the weekend as a thunderstorm makes its way into the area. Higher temperatures and low ...

The U.S. Forest Service said Monday the blaze spawned fire whirls, which caused "rapid growth" of the blaze. "These occur when intense rising heat and turbulent wind conditions combine to form ...

Experts say wildfire activity is becoming more extreme. That’s evident at the scene of the Dixie Fire, where the 518,000-acre blaze has generated fire whirls, lightning and a pyrocumulonimbus cloud ...

As part of their training, firefighters spend hours in class and in the field learning about the factors that influence fire behavior. This skill is critical especially when dry, strong Santa Ana ...

Research commissioned by the UK government finds rooftop solar panels can significantly influence fire behavior, particularly when the height gap between modules and the roof surface falls below ...

LOS ANGELES — Two firefighters were killed Saturday in Arizona as wildfires raged through the West, threatening California's overburdened power grid during an oppressive heat wave and ongoing drought.

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