It began as a managed burn. Fire crews sometimes allow lightning-strike fires to burn, and made the decision to do that on the Dragon Bravo Fire, intended to reduce hazardous fuels and vegetation ...

Fire departments across central North Carolina are seeing consistent reports of brush fires popping up during windy and dry conditions. There is an increased fire risk for most of the state on Friday.

There, the National Weather Service warned of a “particularly dangerous situation,” as hurricane-force winds and bone-dry humidity drive the potential for dangerous conditions and fire risk on Friday ...

The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 5:37 p.m. on Friday for elevated fire weather conditions until 11 p.m. for East Portland Metro, West Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft, ...

Southern California faces critical fire weather conditions this week as a combination of unseasonable heat, bone-dry air and gusty Santa Ana winds elevates wildfire risk across the Los Angeles region.

Forest fires are on the rise globally. An increase in severe fire weather is largely responsible. By Rebecca Dzombak In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of ...

The National Weather Service has released a Fire Weather Watch warning for the surrounding Los Angeles areas, valid from Wednesday at 9 a.m. until Saturday at 9 p.m. High winds, thunderstorms, low ...

SAN ANTONIO — Texans in the south-central part of the state should expect critical to near critical fire weather conditions Wednesday. The KENS 5 Weather Team has issued Impact Weather Alert Days on ...

In its early hours, the Dragon Bravo Fire was treated as a controlled burn, intended to reduce hazardous fuels and vegetation along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Within days, temperatures soared ...