The National Park Service has announced the arrival of additional resources to assist in battling a wildfire burning near Hannah Mountain on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

LATEST Aug. 11 9:40 p.m. The Quilici Fire had burned around 400 acres with progress being made against it, the Truckee ...

Thousands of people across four counties in Southern California have been evacuated from their homes as wildfires burned through the region this past week, some escaping at the last minute while ...

Wildfire smoke creates fine particulate matter that can linger in the atmosphere and spread from coast to coast. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in large quantities ...

The Bridge Fire has set over 54,000 acres ablaze and is only 9% contained, according to officials. As of Monday, 2:27 a.m. local time, three firefighters were injured while attempting to contain ...

In the San Bernardino Mountains, another wildfire has forced residents to flee, the latest reminder that they must accept the risks of climate change if they want to remain. By Soumya ...

Fire crews had increased containment in all three major fires as of Sunday. More than 8,600 firefighters simultaneously battling three major Southern California wildfires made substantial progress ...

Aug. 28, 2024 — Public health researchers have highlighting the compounded effects of frequent wildfires and smoke exposure on physical and mental health, local economies and community ...

The 2021 Caldor fire had firefighters protecting structures at the Echo Summit (shown) near a major road leading out of the Tahoe Basin. The fire burned to close to the shores of Lake Tahoe.

An estimated 321,294 homes across Colorado valued at $141 billion are at risk of being destroyed by wildfires, according to a new report that influences how insurance companies set rates.

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and more severe — and where there’s fire, there’s smoke. That smoke can travel thousands of miles. As more people are exposed to wildfire smoke ...

Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. The last decade has seen many large and destructive wildfires in California. There have been wildfires in many other states too ...