Fire weather
FILE - In this April 28, 2021, file photo, a firefighter prepares to battle the North Fire from a backyard on Via Patina, in Santa Clarita, Calif. U.S. officials say they'll try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought tightens its grip across the West. (Emily Alvarenga/The Santa Clarita Valley Signal via AP, File)
Fire officials aim to douse blazes fast, avoid megafires

By Matthew Brown May. 13, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

A man leaves his home during a mandatory fire evacuate as smoke from the Silverado Fire fills the air, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
70,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows

By Christopher Weber And Olga R. Rodriguez Oct. 26, 2020 08:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2019, file photo, Southern California Edison crews replace power lines that were damaged from the Tick Fire in Santa Clarita, Calif. Southern California Edison announced Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, on its website it was considering safety outages for 75,000 customers in six Southern California counties. San Bernardino County was expected to be the most affected by those potential cuts. (AP Photo/ Christian Monterrosa, File)
Californians see power shutoffs as winds, fire danger rise

By Olga R. Rodriguez And Amy Taxin Oct. 25, 2020 03:08 PM EDT

In this December 2019 photo, provided by Barbara Trout, she poses with grandsons Grayson, center, and Garrett, left, in Keizer, Ore. Trout, who suffers from asthma, was taken to ambulance to a hospital twice in September following exposure to smoke from wildfires that reached hazardous levels. (Barbara Trout via AP)
Wildfire smoke in US exposes millions to hazardous pollution

By Matthew Brown And Camille Fassett Oct. 15, 2020 01:18 AM EDT

Cal Fire air tankers help stop the spread of a brush fire in Larkfield Calif, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)
California braces for power shutoffs and warm, windy weekend

By Daisy Nguyen Sep. 25, 2020 08:48 PM EDT

Seen from the Forbestown community in Butte County, Calif., a plume rises from the Bear Fire as it approaches Oroville on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
10 now dead in massive Northern California wildfire

By Adam Beam And Brian Melley Sep. 10, 2020 02:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2017, file photo, electrical power flow and conditions are monitored at the California Independent System Operator (California ISO) grid control center in Folsom, Calif. A heat wave baking California in triple-digit temperatures continued to strain the electrical system Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. But Saturday afternoon, the California ISO, which manages the power grid, said that it did not need to order power outages because the grid was able to handle consumer demand. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Heat wave drives up crowds, strains California's power grid

Aug. 16, 2020 06:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2017, file photo, electrical power flow and conditions are monitored at the California Independent System Operator (California ISO) grid control center in Folsom, Calif. A heat wave baking California in triple-digit temperatures continued to strain the electrical system Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. But Saturday afternoon, the California ISO, which manages the power grid, said that it did not need to order power outages because the grid was able to handle consumer demand. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Power back in California after brief rolling blackouts

By Daisy Nguyen Aug. 15, 2020 05:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2002, file photo, the sun rises on Mt. Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, S.D. as the flag is flown at half staff in honor of the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks against the United States. When President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Rushmore national memorial Friday, July 3, 2020, before the first fireworks show there in years, he'll stand before a crowd of thousands of people who won't be required to socially distance or wear masks despite the coronavirus pandemic. Public health experts say the lack of social distancing and enforced mask wearing could lead to a surge in the disease, while the fireworks risk setting the surrounding forest ablaze.(AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)
Trump at Rushmore: Jets and fireworks, but masks optional

By Stephen Groves Jul. 01, 2020 03:18 PM EDT

New Mexico forester issues restrictions due to fire danger

May. 13, 2020 10:26 AM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's state forester is imposing immediate restrictions on fireworks, campfires, smoking and open fires on...

Forest official cites rising risk of human-caused wildfires

May. 09, 2020 12:09 AM EDT
TAOS, N.M. (AP) — The top administrator of a national forest in northern New Mexico says there's an elevated risk of human-caused wildfires due to drying...