The intent of this article is to "tune-up" your understanding of wildland fire behavior. Understanding fire behavior allows for the correct selection of strategy and tactics. Similar to structural ...

Predicting the unpredictable starts with understanding how extreme wildfires develop and under what conditions. This ...

The blaze, which has burned 23,700 acres in western Los Angeles since starting on Jan. 7, has been tricky to wrangle. Its northern edge, including Mandeville Canyon, is the area of biggest concern, ...

The Forest Service and its local, state and federal partners in fire suppression estimate that 98% of wildfires are suppressed before they grow larger than 100 acres. Wildland firefighters are ...

Fire-smart risk assessment is needed to tackle the scale of wildfire destruction, which is a growing reality across the globe. Hazardous fires are more intense and more frequent, fueled both by ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Huge swaths of the Los Angeles area are currently being scorched by ...

With the summer solstice and first official day of summer on June 21, hot and dry conditions have already given rise to a very active fire season across Canada. The smoke from these fires has drifted ...

Global warming is here. As anticipated for more than 50 years now, the temperature and levels of atmospheric CO2 have increased. Modelling forest fires and forecasting fire behaviour is a complex ...

BEAVER, Utah (KUTV) — Fire crews battling the Cottonwood Fire warned that extreme fire behavior and rapid fire growth were possible Friday as humidity dropped and winds increased under a Red Flag ...