When fire danger ramps up, you'll likely see two alerts issued by the National Weather Service: a fire weather watch and a red flag warning. Here's what you need to know about the alerts, what's different about them and what you need to do when they're in effect.

The majority of Iowa is under a red flag warning for Thursday. More than half of Iowa counties have a burn ban in place.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most of the Bay Area for later this week, due to expected strong winds and low humidity significantly raising the risk of fires.

We’re starting off the week with several chances of widespread frost and freezes as temperatures fall into the upper 20’s and low 30’s. But we see fire danger at critical or near critical levels for Wednesday and Thursday.

A Red Flag Warning was allowed to expire for the Bay Area and Central Coast after gusty offshore winds eased, the National Weather Service said Saturday afternoon.

Red Flag Warning issued for 85 Minnesota counties signaling wildfire risk due to gusty winds and low humidity.

A Red Flag Warning was allowed to expire for the Bay Area and Central Coast after gusty offshore winds eased, the National Weather Service said Saturday afternoon. While wind speeds subsided, “nearly critically dry conditions persist through early next week,

The National Weather Service’s red flag warning, in effect since Thursday, is set to be lifted Saturday at 5 p.m. but experts warn fire danger may continue.

A Red Flag Warning is in effect across the Bay Area through this evening as strong winds and low humidity create dangerous fire conditions. Here's what to know.