A firefighting training program designed primarily for women hopes to diversify the industry and to attract more people to firefighting overall. Climate change is putting a growing number of people at ...

Crews remain positioned in communities throughout the Simi Valley area to be able to respond to any flare-ups or hot spots ...

As peak fire season intensifies, you will be hearing many wildfire-specific terms that you may or may not understand. However, understanding the terminology used by fire crews is crucial for grasping ...

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 ...

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, ...

When operating on the interior of a structure fire, it’s helpful to break the structure down into boxes, or compartments. This allows members who are carrying out interior attack to concentrate on the ...

Campo, a small southeast Colorado community located roughly seven miles north of the Oklahoma state line along U.S. Highway 287, found itself directly in the path of the fast-moving wildfire as strong ...

Teton Interagency Fire crews responded yesterday afternoon to suppress the Spread Creek Fire. The lightning-caused fire is estimated at 300-acres and located near Sagebrush Flat in the Spread Creek ...