Evacuations ordered near Los Angeles as wind-driven wildfire threatens remote communities. Stay updated on the Hughes Fire.

Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on Earth.

Firefighters in Southern California have been conducting more fierce wildfire fights as crews race to contain and extinguish ...

Firefighters are battling several new brush fires - the Laguna Fire in Ventura County, the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake and ...

Santa Ana winds continue to blow through Los Angeles area Thursday, enabling wildfires and challenging firefighting efforts.

Numerous wildfires have ignited in southern California this month, killing at least 27 people and spanning thousands of acres.

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules ...

The 26-member crew from Missouri, based out of Cassville, had not been assigned to one fire since arriving in California. They had been used on “initial attack,” chasing down reports of new wildfire ...

A fast-spreading wildfire that erupted this week northwest of Los Angeles roared from nothing to nearly 10,000 acres − in a matter of hours.

Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions were expected to pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California on Thursday, including a new blaze that swelled over the past day ...

Sound up! Here's what it's like to be in the cockpit of a California National Guard MAFFS C-130J over the Hughes Fire. You can see the pilot constantly adjusting the yoke as automated "altitude" ...

A fast-moving wildfire erupted Wednesday morning in County’s mountainous terrain near residential areas and schools, forcing thousands of people to evacuate as flames consumed ...