There have been more than 4,000 wildfires in California this year, including January’s deadly fires near LA. Now, Google and satellite company Muon Space are working to prevent that from happening ...

A partnership with the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance and satellite manufacturer Muon Space is giving Google a better shot at tracking wildfires—and using AI to process all the data being collected.

A recent CBS News study revealed that more homes in the Sacramento area are at risk of wildfire. The findings show that more than 90% of homes are in the Wildland Urban Interface, or areas where urban ...

The Solano County Board of Supervisors completed a first reading of new fire maps from the California State Fire Marshall in accordance with state law. The updated maps include 81,000 acres of new ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

Maps that more than double the local area included in fire hazard severity zones are expected to take effect in July for Ventura County property owners. The California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — At the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, the Fire Modeling Institute pools data from over 30,000 communities across the country to calculate wildfire risk. The mapping process is ...

The Encinitas City Council gave its initial approval last week to new, state-mandated fire hazard maps that will increase the amount of land that falls within the city’s “very high” fire hazard zones.

California’s Gifford Fire grew by 10,000 acres overnight to become the state’s biggest wildfire of the year. Related Articles Map: See where California FAIR Plan seeks home insurance rate hikes Large ...

The Gifford Fire in California has grown to nearly 84,000 acres as of Wednesday, Aug. 6, making it the largest blaze the state has seen this year. The Gifford wildfire, which the Los Padres National ...

A fire burning near Silverado Trail wineries prompted evacuation orders in Napa County. Related Articles Map: See where California FAIR Plan seeks home insurance rate hikes Large fire erupts at ...

Some homes were temporarily told to evacuate due to the Evergreen Fire in Tuolumne, however, those orders and warnings have since been lifted as of 6:10 p.m. The wildfire sparked along the 1800 block ...