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UPDATED with the latest: Firefighters are making progress in their battle against the Canyon Fire north of Los Angeles. The fire, which broke out Thursday afternoon near Lake Piru, is now 25% ...
A fast-moving fire that broke out Thursday afternoon north of Los Angeles is now 25% contained, but threatens a local high school.
Letter: Do weird fig trees have built-in fire retardant? Published 6 August 2025 From Carol Stevenson, London, UK I was fascinated by the report of fig trees that produce calcium oxalate, but the ...
CAL FIRE demonstrated how destructive the force of retardant drops could be and announced plans for a $12 million upgrade to its Ramona Air Attack Base.
A massive level of support from multiple agencies helped contain the Enoch Fire outside of Glade Park.
Firefighters are facing fatigue after the Monroe Canyon fire doubled in size with another round of evacuations.
. More progress, helped by cooler weather, have brought reduced and removed evacuation levels Monday on the week-old, nearly 96,000-acre Cram Fire in Jefferson and Wasco counties and on the two ...
Smoke from experimental fire in Scripps Ranch will be visible over I-15 and I-805 today UCSD will burn part of a tower to search for better ways to make buildings more fire resistant ...
Some cabin communities on Monroe Mountain in Sevier County have been evacuated due to the Monroe Canyon Fire which sparked on Sunday, July 13.
In the last 24 hours, the fire jumped Highway 89A, a major corridor connecting the Grand Canyon’s North Rim to communities in southern Utah.
California relies heavily on PHOS-CHEK fire retardant to battle wildfires. But as toxic metals are found in the drops, and lawsuits mount, questions are being asked about what’s really in the ...
A small brush fire believed to have been caused by fireworks burned Monday afternoon near hillside homes in the Orange County community of Laguna Beach. The Rancho Fire was reported near Rancho ...