2025 Marble Complex Fire initially started 10 a.m. June 30 in Siskiyou County, California. It has burned 747 acres after being active for 17 days. A fire crew of 293 effectively contained 70% of the ...

Firefighters are also concentrating efforts around Orleans Mountain and have started structure protection work in nearby ...

Smoke could cause air quality to be moderate in the morning for a few hours, and possibly hazy in the afternoon, but should ...

A lightning-caused fire has burned over 22,000 acres in the Gila National Forest, and firefighters are allowing it to burn for "better forage." The Turkeyfeather Fire, 22 miles southeast of Reserve — ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team is scheduled to continue prescribed fire operations this week at Lake Tahoe. Conditions and weather permitting, the USDA Forest Service ...

The pile burning project, named China Ridge Understory, was initiated 7:48 a.m. April 1 in Mariposa County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest ...

Managing forest fuels around your home and property is an essential part of living with fire. By removing material, repositioning hazardous fuel, or simply preventing growth of fuel, one can greatly ...

A new study from Colorado State University, Western Colorado University and the U.S. Forest Service found evidence that ...

A new study finds that aspen trees slow wildfire spread and may help protect vulnerable communities in fire-prone areas.

The study shows that between 1999 and 2010, understory forest fires burned more than 33,000 square miles (85,500 square kilometers), or 2.8 percent of the forest. Results also show no correlation ...

In the vast fire-adapted ecosystems of the West, Southwest, Great Plains, and Southeast, prescribed fire can clear thick understory and overstocked forest stands. This allows nutrients to return to ...