MISSOULA, Mont. — At the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, the Fire Modeling Institute pools data from over 30,000 communities across the country to calculate wildfire risk.

A recent Klickitat County meeting marks the early stages of a process to gauge the risks and hazards wildfire poses in Washington and to guide new codes for fire-resistant construction.

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by the Fourth.

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

Maps show where several wildfires are burning across the Inland Empire, including the Wolf Fire and the Juniper Fire, in Southern California.

Oregon lawmakers last week voted to repeal the state’s wildfire hazard maps — along with their unpopular property requirements — with only a single dissenting vote: the Legislature’s lone ...

Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building codes.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentious wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter ...

The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday repealing the state’s controversial wildfire hazard maps.