The blaze, which started due to nearby construction, forced residents to evacuate as firefighters worked to contain the ...

Thousands of residents in central Oregon and California's wine country remained under evacuation notices on Aug. 25 as ...

CAL FIRE's "Set, Go" campaign is urging you to prepare for wildfire evacuations during California's peak fire season. Take ...

Whenever an “emergency” is declared by our government — whether it’s in the name of public safety, public health, or pretty ...

The San Luis Obispo Fire Safe Council is now hosting a year-round free chipping program to help residents create defensible ...

Studies demonstrate that heavy smoke during grain development can cut corn yields in half. Plants under stress from smoke ...

Green Waste Collection Days is happening in October.Green waste collection allows residents to dispose of their dry and ...

Four homes and several outbuildings have been lost to the Flat Fire since it sparked Thursday afternoon, just northeast of ...

A large wildfire, which has burned nearly 22,000 acres in central Oregon, has destroyed four homes and is threatening ...

In the face of increasing wildfire threats, the sight of bulldozers clearing vegetation has become a common yet critical element of firefighting efforts. Recent events, such as the Pickett Fire ...

Wildfire risk is growing across the West, and more people are building homes in the places where urban development meets the ...

Defensible space is a buffer, typically 5-feet, created between a home and the surrounding grass, trees, shrubs or other wildland areas. The purpose of the buffer is to slow or stop a wildfire ...