The Department of Agriculture issued an “Emergency Situation Determination” that environmental groups say will speed the cutting of old-growth trees.

Climate change has significantly altered fire regimes worldwide, leading to an increase in the frequency, intensity, and ...

The USDA Forest Service Dakota Prairie Grasslands has issued an Emergency Fire Closure Order Restriction for all National Forest System lands within the Little Missouri National Grasslands, Dakota ...

Kim Kosmas, a senior public education officer with Portland Fire & Rescue, talks on Beat Check about what the city is doing ...

Houston-area residents living near Sam Houston National Forest risk breathing ... U.S. — and may persist after a fire is put out. It can cause short-term issues even in healthy individuals ...

Firefighters announced progress on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains.

Poodle-dog bush thrives in Southern California mountains after wildfires. It's pretty but petting it can result in a severe ...

"Pine trees contain resin, which acts like oil, intensifying fires when ignited. This resin causes wildfires to burn faster, ...

The spring brush fire season usually runs from mid-March through mid-May. It’s a time of year when DEEP officials say most trees are bare, allowing the warm spring sun to heat up forest “fuels ...

The N.C. Forest Service, along with Caldwell County and Lenoir fire marshals, issued a burn ban effective Friday. Under the county’s ban, Caldwell County residents are not allowed to have open fires ...