A fire hydrant is not an unlimited supply of water; it’s just the most visible endpoint of a largely hidden system whose main ...

Sacramento, CA — California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has created a new Smoke Claims and Remediation Task Force. It ...

Prescribed burns can decrease the severity of future fires by about 16 percent and slash smoke pollution by 14 percent, a new ...

A new online platform could help communities detect a need for preventative fire management, with the goal of reducing ...

Wildfires are becoming more intense and dangerous, but a new Stanford-led study offers hope: prescribed burns—intentionally set, controlled fires—can significantly lessen their impact. By analyzing ...

As wildfires increasingly threaten lives, landscapes, and air quality across the U.S., a Stanford-led study published in AGU ...

About 20 people made the hike to the third floor of the Park City Library for the Monday evening talk, “Learning to Live with ...

These neighborhoods join several others in the Fresno-Clovis area already designated as “moderate” or “high” fire severity ...

As more communities are shown to be at higher long-term risk of wildfires, Rocklin and Rancho Cordova explain what they are ...

Fireworks can be legal for a few days surrounding the Fourth of July and Pioneer Day, but state officials say it's important to follow the maps showing where they are permitted.