A wildfire that started in a California national park has burned tens of thousands of acres – and is so intense that it's spewing dangerous spinning whirlwinds of fire. Officials said that the York ...

FORESTHILL, Calif. (KRON) — Atmospheric scientists and wildfire experts watched in awe as the Mosquito Fire exploded in size and formed a rotating, billowing pyrocumulus cloud over Placer County ...

A whirling vortex of smoke seen on camera as the "Park Fire" in California exploded Thursday looked just like a tornado, but scientists are investigating whether it was a rare fire tornado or just a ...

No injuries were reported, but a fire engine was damaged when a massive “fire vortex” formed within a fire burning in southeast Utah over the weekend. The rare weather phenomenon occurred while crews ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A wildfire camera caught the moments when a ...

Aug. 03 -- REDDING, CA -- As authorities sifted the rubble from the fire that burned more than 1,000 residences in Shasta County, they were startled by what they encountered. A soaring transmission ...

A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire tornado ...

Every American has their perfect nightmare when it comes to natural disasters, based almost exclusively on where they reside. If you live on the West Coast, you're just waiting for "The Big One." If ...

Extraordinary footage shows a fire tornado ripping through Los Angeles County in Gorman on Wednesday. Firefighters were dispatched to a wildfire, dubbed the Sam Fire, at 4:07 p.m. Arriving on the ...

DC Fire and EMS rescued someone stuck in an elevator using a vortex system, highlighting their training and response efficiency.