NAPA, Calif. (KGO) -- In the North Bay, a federal grant program designed to help reduce the threat from wildfires has been abruptly canceled for Napa County. The surprise move is leaving officials ...

When wildfires reach sites contaminated with high levels of arsenic, the extreme heat can cause any biomass or soil to emit that arsenic to the wider environment. But just how much arsenic gets ...

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill ...

Lawmakers in both parties signaled Tuesday that they want the state to increase funding to fight and prevent wildfires – but they don’t want to tax beverage containers to do it. The House ...

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PASADENA, California, April 9 (Reuters) - In early January, Tony and Jacqueline Collier watched on helplessly as the Eaton wildfire burned dozens of homes to the ground in their neighborhood of ...

The Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a new and significantly expanded wildfire risk map that some local industry groups had opposed because they said it would increase building ...

The state of California is launching a statewide fire preparedness program centering on two essential strategies: home hardening and defensible space. Creating a five-foot buffer zone of ...

Over the course of just a year smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns across the U.S. caused billions of dollars in damages and tens of thousands of early deaths. In 2017, when there were ...

A new "wildfire-resilient" is being built in California. The 64-home development is called "Dixon Trail." It's being built by California developer KB Home. ESCONDIDO, Calif. - A California ...

As crews continue to contain wildfires across the Carolinas, some people are just beginning the process of cleaning up, including one family in Western North Carolina whose home was destroyed in ...

Kevin Stitt is staying consistent in his messaging. He said the state’s forestry department failed Oklahomans during the March 14 wildfire outbreak. A few weeks ago, the governor fired State ...