Two fires, each 1/8th of an acre, were sparked by lightning in the city of Forest Grove's watershed, said Forest Grove Fire and Rescue Saturday. Fire crews have pulled out due to thunderstorms but ...

A study shows that there are almost twice as many risky days for large human-caused fires in the American West as there are ...

Stuck in a forest? Avoid tall or isolated trees ... Yes, standing under a tree in a lightning storm is extremely dangerous. Don't do it. But, there's one place you can be that's even deadlier ...

Salt River Project, with aid from corporate, government and nonprofit partners, is thinning Arizona forests to prevent wildfires and save water.

A privately operated walkers' hut, 860 metres of boardwalk and a bridge have been destroyed in fires moving along the ...

Forest fires have traditionally been classified ... Where fires occur frequently from lightning, nature is prepared. The dominant plants are fire-resistant or even fire dependent.

PAYSON — When lightning ignited chaparral and ponderosa pine litter to form the West Fire one night in late August, U.S. Forest Service fire managers knew they had some room to let it run.