Burn marks left on trees show that fires occurred frequently in North America from 1750 to 1880, but they tended to be less severe than modern fires and may have even been beneficial to forests ...

For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked out of a command post near a popular hiking trial, where officials believe ...

Worsening fire conditions are the biggest threat. As large trees develop over centuries, large fissures form in their trunks.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...