Sacramento, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties are represented in the new maps. The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones, which assess the likelihood of wildfire ...

Strong winds are pushing smoke and ash from the Crabapple Fire near Fredricksburg east toward Austin, according to the National Weather Service.

released its new fire hazard maps on Monday, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas have the highest severity for fires. The maps, created by the State Fire Marshal, show that the very ...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- Cal Fire's fire hazard severity maps are getting a makeover, and homeowners may want to pay attention. This critical city planning resource - which is getting a major ...

"It is always a concern, when you live in an area that it is so open, that you could have a fire erupt at any point," said Corinne Beshara.

In Texas, fire crews can find themselves battling scores of blazes throughout the year -- from winter, when dormant vegetation provides fire fuel, to summer, when drought can turn grass and trees ...

Oklahoma's Department of Emergency Management (OEM) has reported more than 130 wildfires across more than three dozen ...

Tucked beneath snow-capped mountains in Montana, the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory is unlike any other lab in the country. It's where scientists are starting fires to better understand how ...

In Texas, fire crews can find themselves battling scores of blazes throughout the year -- from winter, when dormant vegetation provides fire fuel, to summer, when drought can turn grass and trees ...

A brush fire near Valley Forge park in Montgomery County prompted Route 422 eastbound to close Thursday night.