Chaparral, Calif.’s fire-adapted ecosystem, often goes overlooked. That is, except for when the high severity firestorms blaze through human communities. Chaparral was quickly lambasted during ...

Murrieta, United States - January 23, 2025 The Fig fire, a vegetation fire, broke out in Murrieta, Riverside County, on Thursday, January 23, prompting evacuation warnings for surrounding areas.

The blaze, which firefighters dubbed the Fig Fire as it burned near the intersection of Fig Street and Hoover Avenue off the ...

KPBS reporter John Carroll explains how one iconic area is now safer from fire than it was before. Some San Diego firefighters spent Friday morning spraying down chaparral in the San Carlos ...

Attorneys representing some of those affected by the Eaton Fire filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison alleging that the company's equipment sparked the disastrous blaze.

One of the most intense examples occurred during the 2018 Carr Fire in California, where a massive fire tornado was observed with winds reaching 143 mph, equivalent to an EF-3 tornado. This fire ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Unified Fire Authority crews have been lending their skills to crews across the country who have traveled to help battle wildfires in California. As fires were ...

Nearly a week earlier, the Palisades Fire tore through the canyon neighborhood, leveling homes, melting vehicles and chewing through hills thick with chaparral. Resident E.V. and his wife stayed ...

These measures are hardly a mystery. California law requires homeowners to adopt many of the same fire-protective measures at home, but compliance remains inconsistent and enforcement is often lax.

The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura, California, a coastal city about 68 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the county fire department. The blaze has was first ...

These measures are hardly a mystery. California law requires homeowners to adopt many of the same fire-protective measures at home, but compliance remains inconsistent and enforcement is often lax.