This opinion column first appeared on palabra, the digital news site by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. It is co-published with Lotus Rising LA, a Los Angeles-based non-profit ...

Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary for Natural Resources, records a video during an aerial tour of a wildfire risk reduction project in the Santa Monica Mountains. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) ...

When wildfires break out, we dispatch teams of firefighters to attack the problem on the ground and from the air. When the spread overwhelms local resources, we marshal emergency support from nearby ...

We all watched the recent Los Angeles fires with horror and foreboding, knowing what unfurled locally in the Marshall fire only 4 years ago. The devastation that so many have endured in Colorado no ...

As temperatures start to dip (again!), the American Red Cross is reminding families of important safety measures to prevent home fires. From space heater placement to regular smoke alarm checks, these ...

Managing fire risk is about more than regulations and rules. It’s also about caring for neighbors and taking steps on your ...

In the early hours of Jan. 1, 2026, a fire ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killing 40 ...