World Jan 18 Wildfires in Chile leave 18 dead and force thousands to flee By Javier Torres, Associated Press
Nation Jan 18 Southern California Edison files lawsuits claiming series of missteps made Eaton Fire more deadly Southern California Edison has filed lawsuits accusing Los Angeles County, local water agencies and the Southern California Gas Company of a series of missteps that the utility says made last year's Eaton Fire more deadly. By Associated Press
Nation Jan 05 Homes that survived historic LA wildfires now face dangerous levels of toxic compounds It’s been a year of heartbreak and worry since the most destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area's history scorched neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people. By Dorany Pineda, Jae C. Hong, Associated Press
Nation Sep 03 Historic California gold mining town scorched in quick-moving wildfire A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp and the blaze grew without containment on Wednesday. By Associated Press
Nation Aug 24 Growing wildfires in Oregon and California threaten homes, prompt evacuations Wildfires in California wine country and Central Oregon grew overnight, prompting hundreds of evacuations as firefighters sought to contain the blazes Sunday amid dry, hot weather. By Tammy Webber, Associated Press
Aug 19 Watch 6:17 Why firefighters are facing toxic smoke with little to no protection By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Jenna Bloom At the height of wildfire season, thousands of firefighters regularly face a host of dangers on the frontline, including confronting toxic smoke. As seasons grow longer and more intense, the health of wildland firefighters is under renewed focus. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching
Aug 15 Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press A heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, on several days this month was expected to last through Monday. Continue reading
Aug 09 New study shows how climate change is driving wildfire season to start earlier in California By Gavin D. Madakumbura, Alex Hall, The Conversation Parts of California are seeing fire season start more than 10 weeks earlier now than in the 1990s. Two authors of a new study explain how climate warming has been driving this trend and why it's likely to continue. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 5:33 'When It All Burns' recounts a historic megafire season with the elite Los Padres Hotshots By John Yang, Claire Mufson The Gifford Fire in Southern California has reached “megafire” status, burning an area bigger than Atlanta. Megafires, which burn more than 100,000 acres, have become increasingly common in recent years. A new book, “When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in… Continue watching
Aug 08 Thousands evacuate from fast-growing brush fire north of Los Angeles By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press The Canyon Fire ignited Thursday afternoon and grew to more than 7.6 square miles (19.7 square kilometers) by 11 p.m., according to the Ventura County Fire Department. Continue reading