Rick Dolan, the Director of the Florida Forest Service, said firefighters typically put out about 2,000 fires a year in the state. This year so far, it's been more than 3,100.

The DFS noted that several fire prevention and life safety installations were found to be non-functional at the site.

As wildfires get more intense, there are questions about how effective prescribed fire and other fuel treatments can be. New research suggests that they can still have real impacts.

The Florida Commissioner of Agriculture stopped in Valrico on Friday to urge caution when it comes to the upcoming fire ...

Flames spread across the northern prairie at Howell Wetlands in Evansville on Wednesday. They were purposefully lit to help ...

The revised policy, effective Jan. 31, states that off-duty personnel can use medical cannabis, ending use at least 12 hours before reporting to work.

Initial location: San Bernardino County, Calif. The pile burning project, called Polique Canyon Burn 2025, was initiated 11:08 a.m. Dec. 5 in San Bernardino County, California. The prescribed fire has ...

As drought conditions persist throughout the state, Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson on Friday urged Floridians to take precautions to protect their ...

In what came to be called the “Christmas Valley miracle,” the Lake Tahoe Basin communities of Christmas Valley and Meyers were spared in late August 2021 when the massive Caldor Fire entered the basin ...

Pile burning off Highway 4 in Bandelier National Monument. Photo by K. Honig, 2003 BANDELIER NEWS RELEASE The National Park ...

A study reveals climate change is responsible for 60-82 % of wildfire damage in the western US, highlighting its impact on ...