California, Oregon and Washington state have seen historic wildfires69 have burned faster and farther than ever before. Numerous studies in recent years have linked bigger wildfires in the U.S to global warming, so the real battle is against climate change. Instead of treating the wildfire 70 a...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are joining forces with Sierra Pacific Industries, a major lumber company, in a $75 million partnership to build and maintain fuel breaks throughout California and Oregon.
California Wildfires Reach Oregon, Oregon State
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major "diablo wind" — notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts — is expected to whip up across Northern California on Thursday evening, causing humidity levels to drop and raising the risk of wildfires.
Wildfires tear through Northern, Southern California65 photos Oregon firefighters helping at California wildfires Firefighters have been sent from Oregon to help suppress the deadly wildfires in California. The Oregon Department of Forestry said Monday that two teams with equipment and personnel we...
northern California, western Oregon, and eastern Washington could have an outsized effect on reducing wildfire smoke exposure throughout the entire western U.S. This is due in part to prevailing winds carrying smoke across the continent and to the abundant, dense vegetation tha...
Roughly 3.6 million acres have burned in California since the beginning of the year, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. Another 2 million acres have burned in Washington and Oregon. The Forest Service warned that it expects more hot...
— Nearly a week after wildfires ignited across Oregon, which forced thousands of residents to flee their homes, firefighters spent Sunday setting and holding containment lines and starting to assess the damage. The U.S. Forest Service said weather conditions in areas of the state, which include...
The L.A. fires are focusing attention on a mounting insurance crisis that is particularly acute in states at greatest risk of wildfires, such as California, Colorado, Texas and Oregon. But the problem is reaching into almost every region of the U.S., including the Midwest, the Northeast and...
Authorities found seven bodies in Northern California on Thursday as firefighters battled multiple ravaging wildfires, raising the total number of victims in the state to 10. At least five others have been killed in Washington state and Oregon this week amid a series of out of control wildfires....