House to vote Thursday on relief package for wildfires, Puerto Rico
It's unclear when the Senate would vote on it since it's on recess this week and will return next week
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It's unclear when the Senate would vote on it since it's on recess this week and will return next week
So far, California has seen more than 2,000 fires this year -- that's up 22 percent from last year
The threat of fire damage is growing, even as real estate developers continue to build in fire-prone areas
Blaze erupts in Sonoma County as weather service warns Californians of dangerous fire conditions with Santa Ana winds whipping up
California's devastating fires have many homeowners wondering if they're covered, so don't wait for disaster to strike
Fires force thousands to evacuate
Potential for big fires will remain above normal during August in parts of California, Idaho, Nevada and Utah because of dry grass and bushes
Thousands evacuated as wildfires threaten homes in Santa Clarita Valley; In last two months, nearly 100,000 acres have burned
Five years of record drought have made California a tinderbox, ripe for explosive fire conditions
Nearly 5,000 firefighters in California are battling at least half a dozen large wildfires; more than 150 homes destroyed
Cadaver dogs being used to search rubble of homes after at least 2 killed by inferno of destruction near Bakersfield
"I've never been so close to a fast-moving, ferocious fire. It was unbelievable," resident says. "I almost didn't have time to get out"
Hundreds of people forced to evacuate from rural communities in Central California northeast of Bakersfield, fire officials say
At least 16 wildfires are raging in the West and an extreme heat wave is making matters worse, bringing triple-digit temperatures in some areas
Crews battling the Sherpa Fire, burning for the fifth day in Santa Barbara County, faced temperatures in the 90s
Fire that scorched about 1,230 acres north of Ventura in Southern California is now 75 percent contained
In the last two decades weather-related disasters claimed more than 600,000 lives and affected more than 4.1 billion people, according to the UN
Recovery begins for small town caught in third worst fire in state's history, with some starting from nothing
Medical marijuana dispensaries offer up to $200 in free cannabis per patient affected by hugely destructive wildfire
Even if their homes are nowhere near the two recent destructive fires, some Northern California residents received non-renewal letters
The body was found Tuesday night in rubble about 100 miles north of San Francisco; one more person is still missing
And blaze, which has taken several lives, is only one of ten in drought-stricken state
Some evacuation orders lifted as flames still threaten thousands of more structures in Sierra Nevada foothills
Authorities defended their warnings and rescue attempts, saying they did all they could to reach people in remote area homes
Cadaver dogs brought in to search for bodies; over 100 square miles have burned and at least four people missing