The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...

An “out of control” wildfire burning in western North Carolina is forcing residents to evacuate from their homes on Wednesday, according to the McDowell County officials.

As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication between first responders, government administrators, third-party companies and ...

Cleanup efforts are underway across Los Angeles County as residents pick up the pieces after three weeks of nonstop fires.

As of Thursday morning, the Crooked Creek Fire in McDowell County has burned an estimated 250 acres and is now 55% contained.

NOAA satellites paired with AI data analysis also generate alerts but over a wider area. They can detect heat signatures, map fire perimeters and burned areas, and track smoke and pollutants to assess ...

A variety of new technologies aim to improve wildfire detection and help map the spread of blazes Embers from the Eaton Fire fly down a residential street in Altadena, California, on January 8. Robyn ...

After the rain clears out Friday evening, Saturday brings a nice break in the active weather. Expect cooler but still ...

When the people of Lahaina, Maui, awakened to high winds on Aug. 8, 2023, their first worry was how high the surf might get. Instead, fire devastated their entire town and took the lives of 100.

BAY SHORE, New York (WABC) -- A wind-whipped four-alarm fire in Bay Shore spread through three homes, killing one person. The ...

The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it more difficult to contain.

The winds arrived in the wee hours of Wednesday morning and gusts were topping out above 40 miles per hour before the sun even came up. For Grant County 911 operator Peggy Alt, things were already in ...