Despite nighttime temperatures below freezing and increased moisture, Okanogan County Fire District 6 is still responding to fires in and around the Methow Valley. The most recent blaze was just last ...

County officials announced a planned power, heating services shutoff starting at 8 a.m. Thursday as crews move into position to fight wildfire.

A wildfire raging on the border of New York and New Jersey prompted officials Monday to postpone one of the nation's oldest Veterans Day Parades.

In June, dozens of men and women attended wildland firefighter training camp in Sweet Home ahead of Oregon's historically bad ...

To make matters worse, recent data reveals that human-triggered fires are often more destructive and harder to contain than ...

New York State Police said they were investigating the death of Dariel Vasquez, an 18-year-old state parks employee who died ...

However, Randy Simon, state parks commissioner, said Vasquez was not a wildland firefighter and was only trained to assist in ...

Jeremy Oldroyd, a forest ranger with New York State, said Vasquez died “assisting with fire line construction.” “Wildland ...

Widespread drought in the U.S. sets up the ideal conditions for fire to spread—and humans are making it worse, experts say.

The Hudson Valley has been placed under a level 2 drought watch by the NYSDEC and a red flag wildfire watch by the National ...