Carrying massive loads of water or fire retardant, fast-moving specialized aircraft help contain the spread of wildfires.

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome ...

High rain over a burn scar may result in debris flows or mudslides. Follow the instructions of local officials!” the National ...

A fast-moving wildfire erupted several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area, blackening thousands of ...

RI just endured a record-setting stretch of wildfires driven by weather extremes. Here's why burning forests might be the ...

Gibbel Fire initially started 4:40 p.m. Jan. 23 in Riverside County. It has burned 15 acres after being active for 39 hours.

Fires sweeping through Los Angeles have left a massive path of destruction. At the time of posting, they have reduced more ...

Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for ...

Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the ...

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews were doing work this week well ahead of the beginning of fire season to decrease the risk of wildfires in vegetation-dense East Bay neighborhoods.

The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within six hours charred about 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) of ...

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why ...