Years after wildfires burn forests and watersheds, the contaminants left behind continue to poison rivers and streams across the Western U.S.—much longer than scientists estimated.

After the smoke clears, the soil, which was once nestled beneath a canopy of trees and a spongy layer of leaves, is now exposed. Often, that soil is charred and sterile, with the heat making the ...

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A fast-moving brush fire fueled by fierce winds has forced the evacuation of over 100 homes on the Hawaii island of Maui, ...

The National Incident Management Organization announced the Horse River fire was 100% contained as of Sunday. The fire, which spread to 13 acres, had to be fought by firefighters who rappelled ...

WICKENBURG, Ariz. — Fire crews stopped progress on the Aztec Fire, which was burning in the Hassayampa River bottom in Wickenburg. The fire started on June 8 and burned about 60 acres ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A house fire that sparked shortly before midnight on June 8 displaced six people, including four children, according to an Indian River County Fire Rescue official.

The National Incident Management Organization announced the Horse River fire was 100% contained as of Sunday. The fire, which spread to 13 acres, had to be fought by firefighters who rappelled from ...

Riverhead Council Member Ken Rothwell, a Wading River Fire Department ... within two miles of this fire, I never got an alert about it. In fact, it turned out I hadn’t gotten any alerts from the ...