"Extreme fire behavior, including short and long-range spotting, continues to challenge firefighting efforts for the ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Researchers at UC Merced are studying in scientific detail how wildfires spread. Data continues to add up in the fight against the Oak Fire in Mariposa County. More than 30 ...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The Bootleg Fire continues to rage in Southern Oregon. It is the largest wildfire in the country and the third-largest in Oregon’s history. As of Sunday, July 24, it was burning ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- Dozens of wildfires currently blazing across the West have been exhibiting extreme fire behavior: demonstrating alarming rotational patterns and wafting smoke across the country ...

The intent of this article is to "tune-up" your understanding of wildland fire behavior. Understanding fire behavior allows for the correct selection of strategy and tactics. Similar to structural ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Some new out-of-state help has arrived to help lead the fight against two fires burning in the Ochoco National Forest. The Crazy Creek fire north of Paulina has grown to more than ...

Crews fighting the Park Fire are preparing for potentially erratic and unpredictable fire behavior through the weekend as a thunderstorm makes its way into the area. Higher temperatures and low ...

(TNS) — The Turner Gulch fire burning southwest of Grand Junction in western Colorado exploded overnight, more than quintupling in size, according to fire officials. The 8,140-acre wildfire is now the ...

WEATHER FORECASTING. FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, SCIENTISTS WITH NOA, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING TOGETHER DATA FROM HUGE SMOKE PLUMES WHICH ...

The U.S. Forest Service said Monday the blaze spawned fire whirls, which caused "rapid growth" of the blaze. "These occur when intense rising heat and turbulent wind conditions combine to form ...