The fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon started from a lightning strike but was managed as a controlled burn until it ...

2023 Wildfire Map: Here are the fires burning in California, ... Red flag warnings issued by the National Weather service are one way to convey increased fire risk here in northern California.

However, data acquired by Newsweek showed that while wildfires are higher in number in 2023 than in 2022, fewer acres of land have been burned to date. Several factors contributed to the change.

Since 1983, the National Interagency Fire Center has recorded an average of 70,000 wildfires annually. The 10 years with the largest acreage burned all have occurred since 2004, including peak ...

The California Vegetation Burn Severity online viewer by CalFire displays data on all wildfires over 1,000 acres from 2015-2023.

The Dragon Bravo Fire, ignited by lightning, consumed 5,000 acres within Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim. Between 50 ...

The current infrastructure also isn’t set up to fully account for the shifting behavior of wildfire smoke, which can travel ...

The fire in steep, rocky terrain was growing along the lake, shutting down trailheads near the popular Staircase area.

As the wildfires in Los Angeles continue to rage on, the destruction has raised questions about wildfire prevention across the country.. A new FRONTLINE documentary called “Maui’s Deadly Firestorm” ...