The North Fork Fire in McDowell County grew in size Jan. 31 before receiving half an inch of rain overnight. The fire is now 60% contained at 644 acres. The North Fork fire is burning in areas the ...

Fire crews battling the Border 2 Fire received much-needed help from Mother Nature as rain showers moved into the area, aiding their efforts to control the blaze. The fire, which scorched more ...

LOS ANGELES − Much of fire weary Southern California received relief in the form of rain over the weekend, bringing the fires surrounding Los Angeles nearer to complete containment. The Eaton ...

Daniel Boczarski/Getty When the Lahaina fire hit Hawaii in 2023, rocker Richie Sambora and pals like Sammy Hagar and Alice Cooper gave back by doing what they’d already been doing for decades ...

Meanwhile, there are concerns over debris flow in the Eaton Fire area. Thousands of sandbags have been filled in preparation for the rain. Some will be placed in strategic locations like Upper ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

Richie Sambora attends the Kentucky Derby 150 at Churchill Downs on May 04, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Not only that, the heat of the fire actually burns and damages the soil, creating a water-repellent, or hydrophobic, layer. What once was a vegetated hillslope, with leaves and trees to intercept rain ...

“and you can see extreme fire behavior with the ignitions.” In San Diego, just 0.14 of an inch of rain has fallen between Oct. 1 and Jan. 14. That’s the driest start to the water year in 174 ...