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

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, ...

When a wildfire notification goes off on your mobile phone, it can trigger all kinds of emotions and confusion.

A lawmaker wants to quickly rebuild communities ravaged by the Los Angeles-area fires. Plus, a map of the wildland-urban interface.

Jack Healy, a Phoenix-based reporter who covered the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires, reflects on all he has in common ...

People are increasingly moving into the wildland-urban interface areas, where human development meets wild vegetation, like ...

What played out in L.A. could easily occur in other communities, other cities across the West and even outside the West,” ...

Wildfire smoke causes acute health problems, like asthma or bronchitis, as well as long-term risks from cancer-producing ...

The Deluge’ is a realist novel,” says author Stephen Markley of his 2023 epic. “It was about what we are going to live ...

The fires have again renewed focus on dangers in what it known as the wildland-urban interface or WUI, where fire has marched into urban areas in both California and Colorado with greater losses than ...