wildfires

Wildland firefighters are always looking for new technology to make their jobs easier and safer. Firefighters are now using drones in their fight to protect communities.

A second wildland firefighter has been killed in Oregon this season.

Five individuals filed a lawsuit against the electric utility PacifiCorp this week. They claim the company’s equipment caused the McKinney Fire, which continues to burn near the Oregon-California border.

Two artists talk about the fire science that informs their art

Vegetation bounces back significantly better in areas that receive good snow cover after wildfires, according to a new study.

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…

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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…