The National Weather Service cautions that strong winds, low humidity, and warm temperatures could create "critical fire weather conditions" in southern New Mexico and far West Texas. A Red Flag ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The National Weather Service issues Red Flag Warnings when the weather pattern promotes the erratic behavior of wildfires. It doesn’t mean wildfires are present, but that if ...

Much of South Florida is under a red flag fire warning due to dry conditions and gusty winds. A fire that started on March 12th in southeast Miami Dade County has spread to 3,600 acres and is only ...

Before joining Reuters, he worked at The Korea Herald. Asia Pacificcategory China holds live fire drills in East China Sea but Taiwan says none nearby 9:12 AM UTC Asia Pacificcategory South Korea ...

Here's what that means. A red flag warning means that warm temperatures, very low humidity and strong winds are expected to combine to create an increased risk of fire danger, according to the NWS.

The maps use the latest climate data, fire history, topography, and wildfire modeling to classify areas as very high, high, or moderate fire hazard zones. While the maps are not a measure of ...

Sonoma residents now have the opportunity to weigh in on Cal Fire’s statewide update to the Fire Hazard Severity Maps for Local Responsibility Areas released by the City of Sonoma, the Sonoma ...

Oklahoma remains in a state of emergency after dozens of fires spread across the state through the weekend. The east central portion of Oklahoma suffered the most fires, with thousands of acres of ...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- Cal Fire's fire hazard severity maps are getting a makeover, and homeowners may want to pay attention. This critical city planning resource - which is getting a major ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released new fire-hazard severity maps Monday that added thousands of acres within the purview of local fire departments across ...

Residents can now check with new Cal Fire fire hazard severity zone maps released Monday to find out. This latest batch of maps detail the severity of fire hazard by area. Hazards are rated ...