The megafires that tore through Australia's forests in 2019–20 burnt more than 10 million hectares. The tragedy prompted a ...

SFM urges anyone who is on oxygen to never smoke and to stay away from open flames, such as a gas stove or candle. As an ...

Pea Ridge National Military Park is preparing to begin prescribed burns next week with the work expected to be taking place ...

Forest personnel are planning several prescribed fire operations at campgrounds and administrative sites in the coming months as weather patterns shift to cooler temperatures and wetter ...

With wildfire activity flaring in the Northeast and continued burns in California, scientists are concerned by coast-to-coast ...

A storm expected to move into the region Wednesday has prompted NV Energy to issue a Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) Watch for southwest Carson City to Genoa and the Virginia City Highlands.

Prescribed, or planned, fires typically burn less intensely than wildfires and can help prevent the spread of wildfires, officials said. They also can reduce fire impacts to watersheds. Before ...

A new prescribed burn, called Longshanks, was initiated 12:20 p.m. Nov. 8 in Placer County. The prescribed fire has been ...

WHAT: Approximately 30 acres will be burned. A mixture of grassland and coastal sage scrub will be burned. WHEN: November 13-14, ...

Areas that had multiple fires prior to 2019–20 had greater biodiversity losses when Black Summer fires hit compared to areas that had burnt once or not all beforehand.

FILE: A member of the Wolf Creek Hotshots uses a drip torch to ignite the forest floor during a prescribed burn near Sisters, ...

WHAT: Approximately 30 acres will be burned. A mixture of grasses and oak woodland will be burned. WHEN: November 13, depending on conditions. WHERE: Along Jalama Road outside of Lompoc. WHY: This ...