Maui fires death toll rises, hundreds forced to evacuate
At least 55 people have lost their lives and the toll is expected to climb. The historic town of Lahaina has been devastated.
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At least 55 people have lost their lives and the toll is expected to climb. The historic town of Lahaina has been devastated.
The wind-whipped wildfires even led some to jump into a harbor and the Coast Guard said it rescued 14.
The fires, which are still burning, have brought smoke and hazardous air quality to millions of Americans.
As more people across the country are seeing the impact of wildfires and smoke, scientists are turning to the promise of big data, technology and collaboration to keep big fires from spreading.
Years of keeping fire out of America's forests led to a buildup of dead trees and brush — fuel for today's larger, hotter, more lethal wildfires.
The first six weeks of Canada's 2023 wildfire season put it on track to be its most destructive in history.
State and local fire departments say it's only a matter of time before all of the lush vegetation dries out and provides even more fuel for potential wildfires.
State and local fire departments say it's only a matter of time before all of the lush vegetation dries out and provides even more fuel for potential wildfires. Rachel Kim reports.
The climate crisis is among the key factors in a new assessment that shows more than 85% of California's rural and unincorporated land is now in "high" or "very high" severity zones for wildfire danger.
The city said that 30 units of the system will be installed by early next year. Nicole Comstock reports.
Ricardo Lara, the California State Insurance Commissioner, has ruled that insurance companies will not be allowed to drop homeowners living near areas affected by wildfires, like those hit by the Fairview Fire in Hemet earlier in September.
Winds from a massive pyrocumulus cloud, visible in some parts of the Bay Area, whipped the Mosquito Fire into a raging inferno, driving a wall of flames into the small mountain community of Volcanoviile.
Jeff Nguyen reports from Hemet, where a nearly 20,000 acre fire continues to rage since its ignition on Monday. He highlights the destructive past, potentially extreme weather conditions that could aid the fire's growth and how the community is coping with the loss of two of their beloved members.
Michele Gile reports from Hemet, where firefighters continue to struggle to contain the rapidly growing Fairview Fire, that has now eclipsed 9,000 acres. Meanwhile, friends and family are trying to cope with the loss of two loved ones who fell victim to the flames.
Tena Ezzeddine reports from the base of Snow Summit as firefighters continue their treacherous battle against the nearly 1,000 acre wildfire raging south of Big Bear.
Two people died while trying to flee the fire, officials said. Kara Finnstrom reports.
CBS Los Angeles reporter Jeff Nguyen provides a special report via CBS News, detailing the effects of the sweltering heat wave pounding the West Coast, causing a series of devastating wild fires.
Labor Day weekend, which typically brings tourism to Tahoe, was quiet after thousands were forced to evacuate.
The 1,400-acre fire has prompted evacuation orders and road closures. Marci Gonzalez reports.
Lauren Pozen reports from Castaic, where the Route Fire has grown to cover more than 4,600 acres of dry brush, prompting a massive emergency response. Ground crews and water-dropping aircraft plan to continue the defense overnight, in hopes that they could attack it early Thursday morning.
Officials give updates on the Route Fire, which has scorched over 4,600 acres in Castaic. They provide information on evacuation orders, closed roads, injured firefighters and more.
Officials have raised the region's fire danger level as the East Fire continues to burn through the wilderness near Glendora. Nicole Comstock reports.
At least four people have died and more than 100 homes, sheds and other buildings have burned in the McKinney Fire since it erupted last Friday.
Crews battling the largest wildfire this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday evening.
The Oak Fire has grown to over 15,000 acres with no containment as of Sunday night.
