The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones is set to be released Monday by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cal Fire. New maps rating the likelihood and severity of ...

Austin plans to greatly expand the amount of land, and therefore homes, considered at risk of wildfire damage. City Council members are scheduled to discuss updating rules surrounding Austin’s WUI, or ...

Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern ...

In Texas, fire crews can find themselves battling scores of blazes throughout the year -- from winter, when dormant vegetation provides fire fuel, to summer, when drought can turn grass and trees ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which was threatened by the flames of a recent LA wildfire, is working with the state of California on new technologies to monitor the air and water surrounding ...

A strong storm is dropping significant rain across Southern California, triggering the risk of mudslides, flooding and debris ...

In Texas, fire crews can find themselves battling scores of blazes throughout the year -- from winter, when dormant vegetation provides fire fuel, to summer, when drought can turn grass and trees ...

As a late-winter storm brings rain to Southern California, evacuation warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas.

California braced for the arrival of a massive storm on Wednesday, evacuating residents in areas at risk of mudslides and ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department issued evacuation warnings on Tuesday for residents living in the areas of the city savaged ...

So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves ... the latest extent of the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area. By Camille BakerWilliam B.