Californians are by now familiar with how vicious wildfires have become. Fires are not only burning hotter, but they are spreading quicker as well. So how do people know when fire crews gain the upper ...

A firefighter waits for crew members to bring water to douse hot spots off Highway 371 after the Highland fire burned 2,400 acres in rural Riverside County near Temecula on Oct. 31, 2023. (Gina ...

Fire crews battle the Eaton Fire on Wednesday in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) One of the terms that authorities use over and over when discussing wildfires is containment. That’s because ...

Deadly wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, as firefighters battle windy conditions to contain the out-of-control blazes. But what does it mean to “contain” a wildfire? Containment does ...

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