Californians live in the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near ...

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, ...

Judson Boomhower, assistant professor in the economics department of UC San Diego, on the wildland urban interface Since 2018, Cal Fire ... largest fires in Los Angeles County this year ...

Eagle County is at risk of experiencing a large-scale wildfire. “We’ve always been and we probably always will be,” said Hugh ...

Merced Fire Captain Bryan Akers, 45, has been with the Merced City Fire Department for 22 years. But it was during his deployment on Jan. 8 to assist with the firefighting efforts at the Hurst Fire ...

Arson arrests in the wake of the LA Fires have put a spotlight on the question of why people deliberately set fires. It turns ...

Some Los Angeles residents are questioning whether rebuilding is worth it – and how to do it – after wildfires flattened entire communities.

An engine company from Whatcom County is among nearly 5,000 firefighters assigned to the Palisades Fire, the largest of the wildfires burning in Los Angeles — one that’s bigger than all of Bellingham.

As the Palisades fire raged, critics blamed overgrown vegetation for driving its spread. But some scientists and fire officials say removing it may not have made much of a difference, and also risks ...