A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...

Californians live in the wildland-urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley asked for full-time employees to augment a mostly volunteer brush-clearing crew two years ago.

The Los Angeles Fire Department has less than one firefighter for every 1,000 residents, with a staffing rate of 0.90, a Bay ...

In the Bay Area, two of the largest city fire departments are stretched, raising questions about their ability to protect ...

We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire ...

As we see the devastation in the Los Angeles Basin, many wonder if Utah could experience a similar wildfire event. My experiences as a wildland firefighter and work with Utah State University ...

Two strike teams from the Las Vegas area are set to return home this evening after assisting in the fight against wildfires in the Los Angeles area.The 21-per ...

For local agencies, the disaster in Southern California has prompted renewed attention to issues such as storage, flow ...

If you buy into stereotypes and myths, the climate in Southern California is splendid and the people are laid back. Lies. The ...

A group of FDNY fire chiefs toured the devastation left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires last week; learning valuable lessons on fighting and preventing brush fires in New York City. “It was ...