The National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Firewise® Communities Program reached a milestone and announced the 900th community to earn recognition as a Firewise Communities/USA® site.

As firefighters took on a stubborn three-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious fire broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 home

On May 21 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EDT, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will host a Twitter chat with First Responders Group (FRG) Program Manager William Deso, who will be on-hand to answer questions about S&T's work developing the next generation of firefighter personal protective equipment.

Firefighters continued to work Friday to contain a large wildfire burning in Kern County, California.

Recent wildfires in Minnesota and Wisconsin highlight the threat to homes and property in communities across the Midwest.

Authorities are investigating whether logging operations may have sparked a massive wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that destroyed dozens of buildings and forced at least 60 people from their homes.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) today announced its first Wildfire Preparedness Day of Service to be piloted in Colorado on Saturday, May 4, 2013.

A wildfire in Los Padres National Forest (CA) has burned 300 acres and has led to evacuations of at least one high school near the fire.

More than 150 firefighters worked to contain out-of-control wildfires that were threatening two hamlets in the Canadian province of Alberta.

Federal officials warn that the parched western USA faces a "dangerous" fire season.

Cal Fire helps train Marines to combat wildland fires.

The automatic federal spending cuts known as sequestration may impact the California National Guard's ability to provide aircraft resources for fighting wildland fires.

The National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Firewise Communities/USA® Recognition Program is honoring 34 official Firewise communities from 17 states as they each celebrate a 10-year anniversary of continued participation and successes in reducing wildfire risks.

State fire officials have reduced the total acreage burned in a Ventura County wildfire (CA) that threatened thousands of homes and drew in firefighters from across the country.

The U.S. Forest Service has recently announced a plan to field the "next generation" of large air tankers. This move could modernize and nearly double the nation's dwindling fleet of large slurry-dropping planes.

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is asking congressional appropriators to adequately fund federal programs dealing with wildland fire suppression in FY 2014.

The destruction caused by the 1993 Green Meadow wildfire in California caused firefighters to shift their approach to wildland firefighting in the area.

A big cool-down in weather calmed a huge wildfire burning in Southern California coastal mountains Saturday, and firefighters worked to cut miles of containment lines while conditions were favorable.

A fast-growing wildfire along the Pacific Coast Highway northwest of Los Angeles nearly doubled in size Friday and was threatening more than 4,000 homes as crews battled strong winds, tinder-dry conditions and record-breaking temperatures.

The recent Springs Fire in Ventura County near Malibu, on the Pacific Coast, highlights the threats to homes and property from wildfire in communities across California.