At one time or another in the lives of many people, the need will arise for a response by the nearest emergency medical ...

Kaddafi Polat rarely mentions his own health after decades of breathing the polluted air blanketing his village beneath the ...

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal ...

OMAK, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol has issued an endangered missing person alert for 12-year-old Nicky Balboni. Nicky, who has brown hair and brown eyes, was last seen on the evening of January ...

Lawmakers from both parties agreed at a congressional hearing Tuesday that the federal government must act to address the growing threat of catastrophic wildfires, but they were sharply divided over ...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Florida have been awarded a total of nearly $1.2 million by the National Science Foundation's Fire Science Innovations program to ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — Crews are continuing to work a wildfire in the Sam Houston National Forest in northwest Montgomery County, though officials say the fire is now contained. Montgomery County ...

Eucalyptus trees, laden with flammable oils, could spread into Portugal's south-central region by 2060 if changing climate conditions make the area more hospitable to their growth, creating wildfire ...

The Winding Stairs Alpha Fire in Nantahala National Forest has grown to 230 acres with 90% containment, the U.S. Forest Service announced Feb. 11. Crews have been fighting the blaze since it was first ...

A North Carolina wildfire that has generated dramatic nighttime photos on social media is now 90% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The Winding Stairs Alpha Fire topped 230 acres as of ...

Firefighters are battling a blaze in the Nantahala National Forest that has grown to 100 acres, the U.S. Forest Service announced Feb. 10. The blaze, called the Winding Stairs Alpha Fire, was first ...

The Florida Forest Service is currently working a wildfire at Tiger State Forest, officials at the Orlando office said. The wildfire was reported at 1:56 p.m. and two units were dispatched to the ...