A new study from researchers at Western Colorado University found faster burning fires are also having more severe impacts on forest landscapes.

About 75% of the fired Forest Service workers held red cards. That means the agency lost some 2,550 wildland firefighters overnight — a 20% increase over primary firefighters, erased.

The still-burning Carolina Forest wildfire highlights the need for more investments into education and prevention programs, the state’s top forestry ...

Mark Finney studies the science behind wildfires for a living. He believes we're not heeding lessons of the past.

When Chris and Sara Evensen bought their home off Elk Mountain Scenic Highway in 2018, they felt like they’d hit the natural beauty jackpot: a nice home on two acres, ensconced in a gorgeous hardwood ...

A recent study underscores how humanity’s success in extinguishing fires has allowed dead wood and other flammable material ...

Researchers at Colorado State University have found the state's nearly 23 million acres of forests are currently releasing ...

Fires are tied to the history of the pine barrens, now at 105,000 acres, down from what experts believe at one time was a quarter of a million acres.

The Historical Role of Fire in Shaping U.S. Forests S. forests, acting as nature's way of maintaining balance. Historically, ...

Spotting fires faster First, the fire must be discovered. Often wildfires are reported by people seeing smoke. That hasn’t changed, but other ways fires are spotted have evolved. In the early part of ...

Around 175 fires in South Carolina charred a combined 4,200 acres in Horry, Pickens, Oconee, Spartanburg and Union counties.

The Smokehouse Creek fire is a stark reminder of the ongoing wildfire risk that threatens communities, property, and lives ...