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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As wildfires continue to ravage California, it is a stark reminder of just how vulnerable our homes and communities are. In our area, the New Jersey Pinelands and Poconos are ...

Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe, posing a higher risk to communities in fire-prone regions like California. Despite some modern improvements in firefighting techniques and ...

The southern Oregon city of Ashland sits in a picturesque but fire-prone forested location at the base of the Siskiyou and ...

As the smoke cleared and the ash began to settle from January’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires, an arresting image spread across news and social media channels: a gleaming white, three-story house, ...

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LA's Pacific Palisades Fire wreaked unimaginable damage on its way to destroying thousands of homes in the exclusive enclave, but some homes survived despite being directly in the fire's path. It was ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dousing the area with more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant have been dropped ahead of the ...

For most Californians, the sight of aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire suppression campaigns — if not a potent symbol of ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in ...

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