A new prescribed burn, named Red Hill Vmp, was initiated 3 p.m. Jan. 7 in Riverside County, California. The prescribed fire ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. land managers are racing the clock as hotter, drier weather raises the risk of wildfires in the ...

National wildfire policy has changed significantly over the past century. After the “Big Burn” of Idaho and Montana in 1910, federal fire officials treated all fires as an enemy and instituted a “10 a ...

A new prescribed burn, called Sac Valley Conservancy, was initiated 8:55 p.m. Jan. 6 in Sacramento County, California. The ...

A team of Stanford scientists found that pre-burning certain areas reduced the severity of future wildfires by as much as 16% ...

Prescribed burning can help reduce invasive species, provide nutrients to the soil and create more room for native grasses to ...

The National Park Service is defending its decisions regarding letting the Dragon Bravo Fire burn before it got out of control.

Have you ever heard the expression “fighting fire with fire?” In its most literal sense, it can describe the practice of igniting prescribed fires to prevent future wildfires. We rarely think ...

State data shows the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention carried out only one brush clearance operation in ...

Have you ever heard the expression “fighting fire with fire?” In its most literal sense, it can describe the practice of igniting prescribed fires to prevent future wildfires. We rarely think ...

The tool features interactive maps that show burn severity across all land ownerships. Users can search fires by name, year, cause, or size, view multiple data layers, and generate downloadable, ...

Just after 12:30 p.m. on June 2, a group of 13 women and nonbinary folks gathered in a loose circle at the base of a ridgeline at Stone State Park. […] ...