The U.S. Fire Administration and the National Urban Search and Rescue Program were recognized for their successful work by ...

Wildfires are no longer rare or isolated incidents – they’re becoming a devastating and frequent reality for communities worldwide. The recent wildfires in California, fueled by hurricane-force winds ...

Section 1. Purpose. One year ago, the California State and Los Angeles city and county governments failed to contain wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles and consumed nearly 40,000 acres of homes and ...

A year has passed since catastrophic wildfires raced through Los Angeles County, including the Eaton Fire and the Palisades Fire, which both erupted on Jan. 7, 2025. AccuWeather experts say the ...

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 10:35 a.m. Experts have evaluated the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires to be among the top 10 most expensive natural disasters in United States history. Reports from ...

Climate disasters have become increasingly commonplace and increasingly destructive. The worst year was 2017 where a combination of devastating hurricane and wildfires resulted in $300 billion in ...

Placerville, Calif., bears all the markers of a community at risk of a wildfire. The city's rolling hillsides are dense with brush, which dries out during the hot summers. Older homes made of wood, ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The USDA is offering disaster assistance to help farmers and livestock producers recover from the wildfires in central and western Nebraska. Four majors wildfires have burned ...

Colorado won’t receive funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help with recovery efforts after the fifth largest wildfire in the state’s history burned in Rio Blanco County last ...