The wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades rapidly expanded to 22,000 acres on Thursday, from 3,600 acres on Wednesday. Newsweek reached out to the Florida Forest Service by email for comment.

Emergency officials in Texas have issued both voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders for about 900 homes across San Jacinto and Montgomery counties due to an active wildfire, according to local ...

"It will not take much to get a brush or grass fire to flare up and rapidly spread," one meteorologist told Newsweek.

The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building regulations focused on fire safety. While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners ...

When Chris and Sara Evensen bought their home off Elk Mountain Scenic Highway in 2018, they felt like they’d hit the natural beauty jackpot: a nice home on two acres, ensconced in a gorgeous hardwood ...

The forest service was continuously updating an interactive map to chart the locations and basic characteristics of each fire, marking active incidents in red and reported incidents in green.

The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building regulations focused on fire safety. While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners, the ...