In just a single month, 2025 is the second most destructive fire year in California history, with more than 16,000 homes and other structures damaged or destroyed by two fires in the Los Angeles area.

CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.

Jack Healy, a Phoenix-based reporter who covered the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires, reflects on all he has in common ...

The N.C. Forest Service is warning North Carolinians to be prepared for wildfires and take the necessary steps to help ...

The N.C. Forest Service is reminding property owners to take action at home, and be prepared for wildfires, according to a ...

The Fernberg Project road corridor stretches 15 miles east of Ely. The project includes mixed land ownership encompassing ...

At least 25 people have died. The threat of fire is growing, especially in zones known as the wildland-urban interface, or WUI. That’s where unoccupied wildland and human developments meet and mingle.

Extreme weather conditions will be more common, according to the study, adding fresh urgency to a burgeoning group of climate ...

A third of American homes, or about 48 million properties, are at risk of wildfires. Here's how to protect yours.

Retired firefighter Bobbie Scopa describes the differences between various types of fires, including wildland fires, and how ...

A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...