As Australia and the world grapple with global warming and increased bushfire risks, University of South Australia ecologists ...

The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a plan to roughly double the acreage for prescribed burns across the ...

The fire burning at the Grand Canyon is now the largest active wildfire affecting national parks nationwide — and the ...

A new prescribed burn, named Tulley Creek, was initiated today at 8:51 a.m. in Humboldt County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs ...

The Monroe fire has grown to 10,066 acres and is 9% contained, according to the latest information from the Utah Department ...

A team of Stanford scientists found that pre-burning certain areas reduced the severity of future wildfires by as much as 16% ...

Prescribed fire is an important and effective wildlife habitat management and forestry tool. When used correctly, fire can improve habitat for a variety of wildlife species, forage for cattle, and ...

U.S. land managers have long known that they have a problem on their hands with overgrown forests and persistent drought.

Prescribed fire is largely the purview of DEC Forest Rangers in New York state. In some other states, though, particularly in the south, it's a common practice among private landowners.

The Madre Fire is nearly contained, and firefighters say a prescribed burn that took place back in February of this year ...

A new prescribed burn, called Sac Valley Conservancy, was initiated 8:55 p.m. Jan. 6 in Sacramento County, California. The ...