Set aside for a moment the fact that the link between any mismanaged state forests and the Los Angeles fires is tenuous; the U.S. Forest Service, not California, owns the forest land around the Eaton Fire in Altadena, and the Pacific Palisades is surrounded by chaparral, not overgrown forest.

The president’s initial guest list doesn’t include Gov. Gavin Newsom or state forest officials on his trip to the Los Angeles fires — but he’s bringing the head of the Forest Service, a Biden appointee with California experience.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for certain areas from Jan 26 to 27. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Like many around the United States and certainly ... the wildfire tragedy unfold in and around Los Angeles. And, as a retired U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter and manager, I probably ...

Los Angeles, United States: Above the roaring fires devastating parts of ... is fire retardant - much of it a product called Phos-Chek that has been used by the US Forest Service since the 1960s. "You can see it so easily ... it's amazing stuff," says ...

A team of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers are joining the efforts to battle the wildfires in Los Angeles, Governor Kathy Hochul announced.

Maine forest rangers and volunteer firefighters are headed to California to help fight the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Two crews from Maine composed of eight forest rangers and 12 volunteer firefighters will spend two weeks in Southern California to assist in the response and recovery efforts,

But as Trump touches down in Los Angeles on Friday to view the latest damage, forest management remains a political vulnerability for Newsom that Republicans have capitalized on since the wildfires started — and that Democrats have struggled to defend against.

The House of Representatives has passed the Fix Our Forests Act, legislation aimed at sharpening forest management strategies to curb wildfires.

There's an old saying that you fight fire with fire. Nah, not true. The reality is that you fight fire with firefighters. Just look across our country, 3,000 miles away, and you will see what I mean.

Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

The Salt Lake Bees, who have one of the PCL's most historic active identities, move into a brand new home for 2025. Daybreak Field will be a great place to enjoy Triple-A baseball -- and will become the centerpiece of a new mixed-use district in South Jordan, Utah, nestled among mountains just southeast of downtown Salt Lake City.