The long-awaited investigation was released Wednesday by the Oregon Department of Forestry. Critics of the report disputed ...

A newly released Oregon Department of Forestry report says that downed power lines were not the cause of the deadly Santiam ...

Electrical equipment was not the main cause of the devastating Santiam Canyon wildfire in 2020, according to a new report.

The data set stops in 2020, before the electric vehicle transition gathered speed. EVs have a different risk profile for accidental fires. As the authors note, there are large barriers to getting ...

Key Takeaways Smoke from wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires is significantly more harmful to human health than smoke from wildfires in remote areas ...

Colorado, like many other states in the West, relies on federal firefighting teams to battle large-scale fires across its federal public lands, which cover about a third of the state.

The Ventura County Planning Commission approved a 30-year conditional use permit for the Shoals Energy Storage Project in a 4-0 vote during a Dec. 19 meeting. Commissioner Veronica Zimmerman Garcia ...

Inside a large glass case located a few feet from newly-named Fire Marshal David Heiney Jr.’s office sits burned and twisted objects from dozens of fire scenes. There’s a warped doll, its features ...

Storm debris, population growth and dry conditions are all contributing to a vicious fire season in the South.

HOPKINTON — A large barn and a metal forge were heavily damaged in a fire Thursday night ... The home was built in 2020 and sits on 5.7 acres of land and had previously housed a goat farm.

Destructive wildfires broke out in Los Angeles County, California, in January, destroying large areas in the southern ... areas in need of putting out fires. In 2020, the US Fire Pump equipment ...