Developed at NASA JPL, the science instrument gives researchers a more detailed picture of high-temperature surfaces, such as land scorched by wildfire, than previous infrared instruments.

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:07 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There ...

A photojournalist was on the ground in Southern California in January to capture the fires’ devastation. Times Insider ...

California, the aircraft used the c-FIRST instrument to observe the impacts of the fires in near real-time. Due to its small size and ability to efficiently simulate a satellite-based mission ...

Cal Fire's updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones map adds 1.4 million acres across the state to the High and Very High fire severity tiers.

Santa Ana winds are blowing through California, and parts of the state are at an increased risk of wildfires because of drought.

High winds prevented the use of aerial resources for periods of time, which hindered firefighting efforts; but despite the difficult conditions and rapid spread of the fire, firefighters worked ...

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To determine the hazard level for an area, factors such as fire history, existing and potential vegetation, predicted flame ...