Prescribed fires are an important environmental technique. Learn why they are performed and how they aim to keep you safe.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found “overwhelming evidence” that mechanical thinning and prescribed burning ...

James Bartels, 52, started 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, according to United States Attorney Kenneth Parker’s office.

James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on Monday.

YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. — Crews are responding to a wildfire in the Prescott National Forest. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office has placed YCU-2174 and YCU-2216 on 'SET' status as a result of the fire ...

For area fire departments, brushfire season typically starts much later -- but so far this year -- the Rockport Volunteer Fire Department reports its had 20 grassfires in Aransas county. And it's only ...

Local fire officials intend to burn slash piles in Summit County this week, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest ...

After staring at my bookshelves for the past month, I have finally decided which three books I want to reread in 2025. Each new year I try to revisit a new group of books that on first reading sparked ...

A new prescribed burn, named Three Creeks Pile /support Season, was initiated today at 3:47 p.m. in Mono County. The ...

Justin Sorci told a U.S. Forest Service lawman he "was able to do his own burn" inside Osceola National Forest, a court ...

HUNTER and Mid North Coast fire specialists from Forestry Corporation have deployed to Victorian firefronts as part of an ...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A large brush fire is burning in St. Clair County Monday afternoon. According to the Alabama ...