Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Putah Fire just west of Winters in Yolo County had reached 30% containment by Wednesday morning and hadn’t expanded in acreage ...

There isn’t much science to it. By Soumya Karlamangla During the Camp fire in November 2018, I began to wonder exactly how wildfires get their names. That blaze turned into the deadliest in California ...

Baby names that mean fire? You can’t get more lit than that. Think about it: In just about every culture’s mythology, there is a god or goddess of fire. Because not only does the chemical reaction ...

2-2. 2-7. 6-5. Those are the names of some of the wildfires that ignited in Northern California on Tuesday. Sign up for our Newsletters The names aren’t exactly catchy. In our newsroom, producers used ...

Based on its name, you might assume 2018’s Camp Fire was started by a few errant embers from an unattended campfire. But that’s not what sparked the deadliest wildfire in recorded California history.

The Dragon Bravo Fire, ignited by lightning, has consumed over 11,000 acres in Grand Canyon National Park. The fire's name originates from a nearby flight corridor and creek named "Dragon," with ...

Some wildfires have obvious names – like the active Line Fire or Bridge Fire – but others, not so much, which begs the question: who names wildfires? The answer is more obvious than you may think.