Chad Beam provides the ins and outs of the implementation of GIS, advanced communication systems and predictive modeling to ensure that staffing, to whatever extent, is utilized most effectively. A ...

As cooler, wetter weather helps southern and central California fire crews contain a handful of blazes burning in the region, the National Weather Service warns it likely won’t last. Starting Monday, ...

Forest fires are on the rise globally. An increase in severe fire weather is largely responsible. By Rebecca Dzombak In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of ...

Much of Northern California will be under a red flag warning over the weekend due to heightened wildfire risks caused by hot, dry conditions and gusty winds. The National Weather Service in Sacramento ...

The forecast calls for breezy southwesterly winds gusting to 25 to 30 mph Sunday along with relative humidity values as low as 20%, which may lead to critical fire weather conditions across ...

It began as a managed burn. Fire crews sometimes allow lightning-strike fires to burn, and made the decision to do that on the Dragon Bravo Fire, intended to reduce hazardous fuels and vegetation ...

Fire departments across central North Carolina are seeing consistent reports of brush fires popping up during windy and dry conditions. There is an increased fire risk for most of the state on Friday.

MORE EFFECTIVE. MIKE AND BRITTANY, GOOD MORNING. WE’RE HERE IN LODI WHERE OFFICIALS HERE AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAY THIS IS ALL 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING. THEY SAY NOW, WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ON THE ...

In its early hours, the Dragon Bravo Fire was treated as a controlled burn, intended to reduce hazardous fuels and vegetation along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Within days, temperatures soared ...