The hot-pink mix of water and chemicals, which is sprayed from planes to combat wildfires, is under renewed scrutiny.

Wildfire smoke, long recognized as a health threat to the lungs and heart, may also pose significant risks to brain health, ...

Wildfire smoke's toxic reach extends far beyond the flames, new research shows. Why it matters: The health impacts of ...

The home ignites, becoming the fire’s fuel. Soon, it puts off radiant heat that can ignite the exterior of the home next door ...

In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy.

UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) advances fire research knowledge and develops cutting edge, practical fire service education aimed at helping firefighters stay safe while more ...

A new study found that access to air-conditioning is a stronger predictor of emergency department visits related to PM2.5 ...

Paleoecologist Emily Lindsey on the wildfires that led to mass extinction during California’s Ice Age. Listen to The ...

He can discuss climate change impacts on wildfire and forest management. Contact: 530-902-8135, [email protected] Hugh Safford is a research ecologist in the Department of Environmental Science and ...

Many families in California are full of grief and questions about what more they could have done to save their loved ones ...

About a third of US homes are in a wildland-urban interface, a kind of high-risk area where development meets open land.

Gavin Madakumbura and others in UCLA’s Climate and Wildfire Research Initiative. “Those switches are very high fuel loads, extraordinarily dry fuels and an extraordinarily strong Santa Ana ...