California authorities say the sweeping DOGE staffing cuts at the U.S. Forest Service will mean fewer prescribed burns leading into this year's wildfire season. Here's why that scares them.

With peak wildfire season just around the corner, residents of California and the broader U.S. West are bracing not just for the blazes, but also for ongoing cuts to the federal programs that have ...

Fire Managers on the Verde Ranger District plan to conduct a prescribed fire operation in the Agua Fria area this week. The ...

The previously postponed Gore Ranch prescribed burn off of Highway 273 in Shasta County near Westwood Village will take place on Monday, says CAL FIRE. The Gore Ranch is permanently protected by the ...

Florida State Parks have announced the winners of the 2024 Capture Real Florida photo contest. The annual contest intends to ...

NC, introduced a bipartisan bill, the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025, along with Sen. Roy Wyden, D-OR, and US Reps. Kim Schrier, D-WA, ...

Hillsborough County is carrying out controlled burns at two nature preserves today, with certain trail closures at the Lower ...

Mariposa, CA— Motorists and nearby communities will see smoke in the skies over Lake McClure in Mariposa County next week due ...

A new prescribed burn, named B13 Live Oaks Ranch, was initiated 9:39 a.m. March 7 in Sonoma County. The prescribed fire has ...

A new prescribed burn, called B18 Operation Get Ready, was initiated 9:41 a.m. June 13 in Lake County. The prescribed fire ...

Cal Fire Shasta Trinity Unit will be conducting a Vegetation Management Project (VMP) on the Gore Ranch property west of ...

CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit Announce Prescribed Burns Planned in Eastern Madera County June 20 & 24, 2025 ...