A team of researchers say they want to look at what exposure to toxins from thousands of burned structures does to people ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning residents to stay cautious near recent burn scars, including torched structures or patches of land.

Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a ...

Beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, the Clay Fire erupted in Riverside County, burning approximately 40 acres of land. As of Saturday, Jan. 25. 2025, the Clay Fire is 100 percent contained, however, ...

Not only that, the heat of the fire actually burns and damages the soil ... Watersheds with gentle slopes – generally less than about 23 degrees – and a lack of clay and silt-sized particles are ...

While evacuation orders remained in place for areas around the immediate perimeter of the fire, other nearby neighborhoods were reduced from evacuation orders to warnings, while warnings were ...

The fire was being fanned by strong, dry Santa Ana winds that were racing through the area, pushing a vast pall of smoke and dangerous embers ahead of the flames -- sparking fears that it could ...

As of Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, containment was at 45%. The Clay fire began burning in the riverbed behind the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter, between Pedley Road and Van Buren ...