Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No home is fireproof, but Steven and Nancy Girmant’s home in the hills of Topanga Canyon is close. “We just want everyone to know ...

Each summer and into fall, wildfire burns unnervingly close to communities in Central Oregon. The response from fire crews is usually swift and strategic. The Forest Service and its partner agencies ...

San Luis Obispo has its first official Firewise Community, a designation aimed at improving neighborhood resilience against ...

State officials are temporarily spearheading the annual Firewise Community Cleanup in several Coconino County communities ...

The Rancho Santa Fe Association has now been nationally recognized for its wildfire preparedness, recently receiving its official Firewise USA Community designation from the National Fire Protection ...

KULA, Hawaii — The car tires, propane tanks, gas generators and rusty appliances heaped on the side of a dirt road waiting to be hauled away filled Desiree Graham with relief. “That means all that ...

A new public benefit organization, the Fire Safe Nevada County Coalition (FSNCC), has been formed to strengthen community wildfire preparedness and resilience. Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman, the Board Chair of ...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The South Carolina Forestry Commission is working to expand its FireWise community system across the state, helping communities prevent and mitigate wildfires. FireWise ...

Hawaiian Electric has partnered with Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO), a nonprofit based on Hawaii Island overseeing 31 Firewise communities across three counties, to help fund the ...

The car tires, propane tanks, gas generators and rusty appliances heaped on the side of a dirt road waiting to be hauled away filled Desiree Graham with relief. “That means all that stuff is not in ...