State regulators ordered Southern California Edison to identify fire risks on its unused transmission lines like the ...

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State regulators, knowing that old transmission lines could set off wildfires, proposed a safety rule in 2001 that would have forced Edison and other utilities to remove abandoned lines unless they ...

Firefighters battling the Stoner Mesa Fire northeast of Dolores on Sunday reported steady progress on building containment lines, even as hot, dry weather promises to drive fire activity this week.

The Pickett Fire, the largest wildfire in the region this year, saw containment rise slightly Saturday after burning almost 6,000 acres in Napa County, prompting new evacuations and challenging fire ...

LANE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, Ore. (KTVZ) -- All primary control lines are complete on the Emigrant Fire. Due to cooler weather and increased humidity, crews along the southern flank of the fire were ...

`Justin Wayne Halstenberg was sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison on Wednesday, Oct. 1, for setting the Line fire in Highland in September 2024 — a blaze that damaged six structures, injured ...

All evacuations for the Crescent fire will by dropped by 6 p.m. today, said the in what they said was their final update on the fire. Yesterday, crews cleared over 100 feet within the fire line during ...

DRUMMOND, Mont. — The lightning-caused Windy Rock Fire near Drummond has grown to 3,939 acres as of Labor Day. Firefighters were able to continue building fire lines. Current containment has reached 1 ...

San Juan Team 8 moves command center into forest; fire activity slows to a creep San Juan National Forest reduced the Stoner Mesa Fire closure area this weekend, citing decreased fire activity and ...

The southern edge of the Flat Fire threatened thousands of homes as it moved toward Sisters, but crews said Monday morning they had stopped it from moving in that direction. A fast moving fire that ...