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PACIFIC PALISADES - With the Palisades and Eaton Fires now under containment, one tool used to fight the flames will remain in the headlines: fire retardant. Questions about its use and environmental ...

As wildfires intensify, state and federal fire agencies are relying more on aerial fire retardant, sparking concerns over its ...

Each of the 106,000 properties subject to the new wildfire rules will be contacted by the Oregon Department of Forestry to explain ... The road to the current map has been years in the making.

No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...

For the second time in less than a year, a state-to-state mutual aid agreement between Oregon Department of Forestry and Cal Fire is exercised ... which is our current situation for our strike ...

Coverage of the firefighters' battle against Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the dangerous weather and victim frustration.

The Oregon Department of Forestry is welcoming back 70 firefighters on six strike teams who have been assigned to the fires ...