wildfires

Decimated by the deadly Camp Fire in 2018, Paradise, Calif., is now moving to acquire some high-risk properties and turn them into managed park land to buffer against future wildfires.

Oregon's two U.S. senators say they're prioritizing getting their state the help it needs to deal with a looming, drought-fortified fire season.

The last 18 months have been among the driest and hottest on record in California, leading Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a drought emergency in over 40 counties.

It’s been a little over a year since the Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise, which impacted thousands of lives in Northern California. The disaster…

When it comes to a home’s ability to withstand fire, the right building materials can make all the difference. That’s why Medford is leading the way in…

A headline in the Aug. 31, 2019, edition of the Medford, Ore., Mail Tribune declared, “Jackson County dodges lightning strikes.” An adjacent headline…

Federal agencies are proposing a new rule outlining if and when power companies can clear vegetation surrounding their equipment in federally owned…

Pacific Gas and Electric Company restored electricity all of its customers over the weekend. Last week, the major California utility decided to shut power…

Continued hot, windy weather means hundreds of thousands of households across Northern California can expect to be without power for several more…

UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, OCT.9, 5:15 a.m. ... In a press release, Pacific Gas and Electric says it has begun proactively shutting off power to about 800,000…

Ashland, Ore, has been trying for years to avoid major fires in the watershed above town. Until settlers began arriving in the 1850s, the indigenous…