A growing number of wildfires spread rapidly across Los Angeles, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, low humidity and dry vegetation due to a lack of rain. The causes of the largest fires are ...

Arizona faces a heightened wildfire risk this season due to a dry winter and the presence of dry vegetation. Arizona has joined the Great Plains Interstate Fire Compact, allowing for resource ...

"The fact that we have dry, dead vegetation plus dry air conditions increase the chances of a wildfire." According to Wimberly, South Carolina considers relative minimum humidity any rating below ...

During thunderstorms, especially those that occur with little to no rainfall, lightning can ignite dry vegetation. Hot lightning, characterized by its longer duration, is particularly notorious ...

But that’s not the only concern. On Friday, even as slowing wind speeds increased hopes that firefighters would contain the blazes, dry vegetation and steep terrain pushed the Palisades fire ...

Tinder-dry vegetation in mid-elevations of the Catalina Mountains has set the stage for wildfires this spring, and visitors to the range should take every precaution to avoid igniting a blaze ...

Gusty winds and dry vegetation are causing high fire danger in Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Fire Department highly recommends avoiding outdoor burning until conditions improve. Burn permits for debris ...