John BaconUSA TODAY Be prepared, not scared. That's the mantra in the rural Northern California town of Paradise, virtually destroyed by a wildfire less than three years ago. Today Paradise sits 10 miles from the Dixie Fire, an uncontained blaze...

‘Scary’: Fuel shortage could ground firefighting aircraft By KEITH RIDLER July 13, 2021 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be...

Adam PrellJuly 13, 2021 If you live in an area prone to wildfires, one phrase you always listen for is “the fire is (x) percent contained.” A 95% contained fire sounds a lot less scary than a 5% contained fire. “Containment” indicates how much of the fire perimeter...

Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened California’s power supply. Nearly 60 wildfires tore through bone-dry timber and brush from Alaska to Wyoming,...

A helicopter drops water on a brush fire in a remote area of Malibu off Tuna Canyon Road early Friday morning.(OnScene.TV)By HAYLEY SMITHSTAFF WRITER JULY 9, 2021 UPDATED 11 AM PT As Southern California braced for a weekend of extreme...

With record-breaking temperatures and hard-to-contain wildfires, Western states are struggling through a hellish summer. By Giulia HeywardPublished July 11, 2021Updated July 12, 2021, 10:15 a.m. ET As the West continues to bake under torrid temperatures, an...