Oregon lawmakers want to kill a wildfire risk map meant to identify areas of high risk that has become a lightning rod for ...

Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...

On Jan. 7, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) issued wildfire hazard maps covering the entire state. These maps, divide the state into three wildfire hazard classes, low, moderate, and ...

Amid mounting criticism from the public and lawmakers from both parties, Gov. Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action ...

The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human experience is still essential.

A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland-urban interface. And when fires sweep through ...

“Most precipitation will fall in the Far West, Southwest, Rockies, and eastern U.S., especially Tennessee and surrounding ...

Fire risk is more responsive to recent rain, rather than precipitation or drought from months prior, Robinson said. But if ...

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In a single month, 2025 is the second most destructive fire year in California history, with more than 16,000 homes and other structures damaged or destroyed by two fires in the Los Angeles area.