It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful ...

Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area ...

In some areas where evacuation orders are being lifted, people are returning to homes covered in ash and soot. Here's how to safely handle smoke, ash and toxic residue.

More than 34,000 acres are affected by wildfires and over 1,895,000 power outages have been reported in L.A. County.

As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual ...

National Geographic's staff photographer—who has decades of experience covering wildfires—weighs in on why the latest fires ...

Incinerating commercial and residential buildings releases hazardous chemicals and gases from their materials.

Utah fire crews head to Los Angeles after California came to Utah's aid in the state's biggest fire last year.

Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...

“As long as these fires are burning, there’s just a ton of smoke in the air right now,” Sarah Rees, deputy executive officer ...

A complete guide on how to affect those affected by the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, which have impacted tens of thousands ...

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