Los Angeles Times

The challenge now is deciding how to rebuild safely in areas destroyed by fire

Fires are still burning, ominous wind warnings abound, and in ravaged communities, residents are searching the rubble for possessions and pets. Eventually decisions will have to be made — by residents ...
Yahoo

Wildfires can create their own weather, including thunderstorms and tornado-like fire whirls − an atmospheric scientist explains how

Wildfire blowups, fire whirls, towering thunderstorms: When fires get large and hot enough, they can actually create their own weather. In these extreme fire situations, firefighters’ ordinary methods ...
Los Angeles Times

A ‘Roomba for the forest’ could be SoCal’s next wildfire weapon

BurnBot is a huge, Zamboni-like vehicle that executes precisely controlled burns of flammable grass alongside buildings and roadways. It’s designed to create fire breaks — lines of charred land — that ...
Gizmodo

California’s Park Fire Is Creating Smoke Thunderclouds

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. With 600 square miles burned so far, the Park Fire is already one of California’s biggest wildfires ever — and ...
AZFamily

What you should know about creating a fire emergency plan

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — As firefighters continue to battle the devastating California wildfires, many homeowners may wonder what to do if a fire breaks out. Arizona’s Family spoke to a Valley firefighter ...