Initial location: San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside County, Calif. The pile burning project, named San Bernardino Nf ...

The new U.S. Wildland Fire Service has been established to streamline federal responses to wildfires and improve resiliency ...

The Palisades Fire destroyed more than 15,000 structures and burned 45,000 acres in early January 2025. Twelve people died.

Thirty-one people died in California wildfires this year, the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says.

As California contends with its worst wildfire season in history, it’s more evident than ever that land management practices in the state’s forested mountains need major changes. Many of California’s ...

The companies announced a new venture on Monday to help firefighters prevent, detect and respond more quickly to wildfires.

In the 40 years since fires sparked by lightning have been allowed to burn unabated in a section of Yosemite National Park, ecologist Scott Stephens has watched extensive conifer forests grow back as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lazuli bunting, a species of songbird, thrived after fires in the Sierra Nevada, new research found. (Zach Ginn) Across several ...

Long-term research in California shows that many bird populations increase after wildfires and can remain more abundant in burned areas for decades, especially following moderate fires. Although some ...

PARADISE, Calif. — President Donald Trump walked through the ashes of the Northern California town of Paradise on Saturday, promising to help the state recover but repeating his disputed view that ...