In the world of wildfires, there are basically two kinds of ash: the good kind from burned vegetation that enriches the soil and the very bad ash from urban wildfires that's created when everyday ...

In October 1925, the Pottsville Free Public Library was turned into an art gallery with an exhibit dedicated to life in the ...

Weeks after the worst of the deadly fires tore through Los Angeles suburbs, families are grappling with the reality that ...

Residents expressed health concerns as Baltimore County firefighters continue to fight a smoldering fire at a paper recycling ...

Experts warn that the blazes unleashed complex chemical reactions on paint, furniture, building materials, cars, electronics ...

For things you do clean: Again, use protection. The Pasadena Public Health Department recommends a mask like an N95 or P100; gloves; long-sleeved shirts; long pants; shoes and socks; and goggles to ...

Reading and maintaining a human connection have a vital role to play as extreme events that have long served as the stuff of ...

The study comes after the International Agency for Research on Cancer officially classified firefighting as a carcinogenic ...

Strong winds over the next day will create dangerous conditions as several major wildfires continue to burn in the Los ...

The fire on one of the ridges was so blinding it ... I hatched plans to make money off all our neighbors. We’d sell our drawings! Our homemade “laundry detergent” in Ziploc baggies!

California’s century-old prisoner firefighter program is drawing fresh criticism as hundreds of incarcerated ... part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Fire Camp Program.

Those in and outside fire zones are dealing with poor air quality ... explaining that these devices "stir up ash and particulate matter into the air, further worsening air quality and increasing ...