The first round of aerial data collection for the lightning strike IGNIS Project involved 50 flying hours covering 10,000 km.

Fire Danger Ratings are routinely issued by 5 pm daily during the fire season. Always ensure you have the latest forecast. Fire Danger Ratings are determined in conjunction with the Country Fire ...

The insurance price tag for the Los Angeles fires is estimated to be more than $US20 billion ($32 billion). As California faces an insurance crisis, experts say the ...

He said Cal Fire is now planning to release the new map recommendations for Northern California first, sometime in the next few weeks, and Southern California second, sometime in the months to ...

Johan Michalove is nearly 3,000 miles from the Los Angeles wildfires, but that didn't stop him from pitching in.

But U.S. officials never requested it. They knew that Australia, heading into its own fire season, was already dealing with a recent fire in Victoria state that burned more than 187,800 acres and ...

If you placed a map of the vast areas the Palisades ... or winching in a crew by helicopter, to put the fire out. Sutton says Australia needs to increase its investment in aerial firefighting ...

Exactly 22 years ago, a wildfire became a devastating urban fire in the Australian capital. On Jan. 18, 2003, what began as a bushfire — as they are known in Australia — started by a lightning ...

Just after 2pm (AEDT), the Tasmania Fire Service issued a Bushfire Emergency Warning for Corinna and surrounds, urging people ...

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research ...

Preliminary maps from Los Angeles County provide detailed, building-by-building assessments of damage within the Eaton and Palisades fire perimeters. Updated daily, these maps provide information ...

An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Hughes Fire, which erupted in northwest L.A. County on Wednesday, Jan.