A firefighter is dwarfed by the plume of the Dixie fire in Northern California, which was at more than 725,000 acres and 40% containment as of Aug. 23. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)BY LILA SEIDMAN, DAKOTA SMITHAUG. 23, 2021 4:27 PM PT With more...

Gary Stephen Maynard reportedly taught briefly at Santa Clara University and Sonoma State University Published August 12, 2021 • Updated on August 12, 2021 at 9:47pm. File Photo A college professor suspected in a series of arson fires has been charged with setting a...

Credit: U.S. Forest Service Prized trees can be sold for as much as several thousand dollars. But it is nearly impossible to distinguish between a poached tree and one that was harvested legally.By Teresa CareyAugust 17, 2021 fter fires ripped through Washington...

Federal probation judge William Alsup wants answers from PG&E about the role its equipment might have had in starting the largest fire burning in California. Author: Josh Lyle, Associated Press, Brandon Rittiman Published: 12:58 PM PDT August 7, 2021Updated: 5:40...

Lush grasses will often return in the first year after a wildland fire.Rick Spitzer/Special to the Daily Rick SpitzerEagle County Wildlife Roundtable Fire has been a common natural event in history, even before humans. Lightning historically ignited fires on the...

Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, Calif., Saturday, July 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) by: Associated PressPosted: Jul 25, 2021 / 06:21 AM PDT / Updated: Jul 25, 2021 / 06:21 AM PDT Flames racing through...