The Desk's Mike Rogers shares Calfire's wildfire map and how it can be used to get up-to-the-minute fire information.

As a wildfire continues to spread in Apple Valley, one service is working overtime to keep residents informed − and safe: Watch Duty. Watch Duty uses an app and a web browser to alert people of nearby ...

As wildfire seasons become increasingly intense due to climate change, the need for effective planning and mitigation has never been more urgent. Utah officials have released an updated statewide ...

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill 83 ...

This story was updated following an Austin City Council vote. The Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a new and significantly expanded wildfire risk map that some local industry ...

This story was updated with new information. Trade associations that represent Austin-area construction companies and realtors are opposing a proposed wildfire risk map that would significantly expand ...

Oregonians are from Mars and the state’s wildfire hazard map was from Venus. There was an all-too-obvious difference between what Oregonians believed about the state’s hazard map and what policymakers ...

Four years of work and multiple drafts later, the controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map has gone up in smoke. In a unanimous decision, a Senate committee approved Senate Bill 83, which would repeal ...

Jeff Shapiro strolls his lakeside property along scenic Lake Austin, pointing out the ways he has fireproofed his limestone home. Within the 5-foot "home ignition zone," there's nothing that can burn ...

A wildfire in New Jersey has set thousands of acres ablaze as firefighters work to contain the flames, according to officials. The Jones Road wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, has consumed 15,000 ...

SALEM, Oregon — The Oregon Senate has voted to repeal the controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map. By passing Senate Bill 88, lawmakers have teed up a repeal the map, which was introduced in 2021 ...