Tornado Fire initially started today at 4 a.m. in Fresno County, California. Since its discovery less than an hour ago, it ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said this has been the fastest disaster recovery, in terms of debris removal, in modern history. At this ...

As Northern California enters peak fire season, concerns are mounting over the potential for more lightning-caused fires this ...

A wildfire in Central California continued to burn Tuesday and expanded to about 80,600 acres, with 35% containment, over the holiday weekend.

Evacuation orders were issued near Highway 166. The highway is closed from U.S. 101 near Santa Maria to Perkins Road in the ...

A fast-moving California wildfire exploded to become the state’s biggest of the year, forcing evacuations and the closure of ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for ...

The Ranch fire, which has burned through 4,205 acres of vegetation, is now 10% contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced Wednesday morning. The fire destroyed at ...

A controlled fire whirl burns during a test in the department of Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, speaks to a reporter, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Worcester, Mass. (AP ...

Across the country from the California wildfires, researchers in Massachusetts are working to recreate a smaller-scale version of fire tornadoes in a lab where it can be studied.

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. The ...