Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense across the U.S., but some states experience far more forest fires than ...

James Bartels, a former 911 dispatcher in southeast Ohio, admitted to starting dozens of fires to "give the boys something to do." ...

CBS News Confirmed checked Gov. Newsom's "fact checks" on the L.A.-area fires and found that although many were correct, a few omitted crucial context. Here's what we know.

The Great Chicago Fire? Right date, wrong event. I am referring to the Peshtigo Fire, a forest fire that destroyed 1.2 million acres and more than a dozen towns in Wisconsin. A mass grave in the ...

Trump falsely implied in a Truth Social post that Los Angeles lacked the water to put out the fires because Gov ... should be “raking” their forests to clean up dead brush and trees.

Wildfire experts and politicians must focus on saving lives and neighborhoods from future fires, and rebuild in a fire-safe ...

Conditions have been ripe for wildfires thanks to a combination of an exceptionally dry period - downtown LA has only ...

Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.

GOP leaders claim overregulation contribute to devastating fires. Democrats point to climate change as a factor.

This isn’t the first time Trump has come to survey a fire-ravaged California. He was critical of the state then, as he is now ...

Gavin Newsom created "California Fire Facts," a page on his website to counter ... management of the state's firefighting resources and forest management. Many of the claims had been promoted ...