Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...

As for fires, the Lake Fire began following 4th of July celebrations and burned approximately 38,600 acres near Zaca Lake in Santa Barbara County. About 2,000 people were evacuated, and seven ...

Officials said the blaze began near Zaca Lake around 4 p.m. on July 5 and quickly spread. The fire grew so fast that evacuation orders were issued for some communities in the Santa Ynez Valley.

Los Angeles County was bracing itself yet again Thursday after a new fire broke out and spread to more than 10,000 acres. The Hughes Fire started at about 10:50 a.m. local time Wednesday near ...

Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with more wildfires scorching Los Angeles County – including the Hughes Fire, which has burned through more than ...

A new brushfire that started just north of Los Angeles prompted evacuation orders and rattled the nerves of the fire-ravaged region. The Laguna Fire broke out Thursday morning near California ...

The Hughes Fire has spread to over 8,000 acres in Los Angeles County's Castaic area on Wednesday as dry vegetation and brutal Santa Ana winds continue to boost fire conditions across Southern ...

But in rare instances, terrifying tragedy can come fast. By Sophie Stuber After a deadly fire swept through a ski lodge in Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least 79 people, multiple surviving guests ...

A fire at a hotel in a popular ski resort in Turkey has killed at least 76 people, the country's interior minister has said. Ali Yerlikaya added that at least 51 other people were injured in the ...

"We are in deep pain,” Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. LONDON and ISTANBUL -- A predawn fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya Ski Resort in Turkey killed at least 76, with another ...

“It was like drinking from a firehose,” he says. But he knew he’d made the right decision. It was the spring of 2014, and a fire—likely ignited by sparks flung from railroad tracks—was tearing through ...