In a decisive move to protect the community’s safety, economy, and natural resources, the Truckee Town Council unanimously ...

Alaska's Mount Spurr, an active volcano near the most populated region in the state, is getting even closer to an eruption, ...

Fire officials urge residents to remain vigilant and take precautions. Here is how you can check fire conditions in real time ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory said signs indicated a Mount Spurr eruption was likely, though not certain, in the weeks or ...

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at ...

Governor Newsom ordered the updated maps to address the "new reality of extremes" in California's wildfire landscape. The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building ...

Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more than people digging line or cutting fire breaks with chainsaws. It also ...

Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more than people digging line or cutting fire breaks with chainsaws. It also ...

A new national forecast predicts unusually high wildfire danger for the southern half of Alaska — a warning that lumps our typically winter-dominated state with sunnier climes like Texas and Florida.

Fire hazard severity map for Cupertino (courtesy of Cal Fire) Morgan Hill lost area considered very high hazard — the acreage dropped to 638 in current maps from 1,506 in 2011 — but has 1,493 ...