OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture—Much-needed rain finally arrived here on March 5, raising hopes that firefighters can slow a raging wildfire that entered its eighth day. The Morioka Local Meteorological ...

Portland, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world's tallest trees, near the state's southern coast. The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over ...

The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 feet (99 meters) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has been burning since Saturday (Coos Bay District Bureau of Land Management via AP) ...

Oregon’s tallest tree, a 326-foot Douglas fir east of Coquille in Coos County, has been on fire for two days, officials said. The blaze has severely damaged the tree and caused a 50-foot-long section ...

The Garnet Fire burning in the Sierra National Forest has grown to more than 85 square miles and is just 14% contained, officials confirmed Monday. Several spot fires have emerged near roads where ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- With the Garnet Fire forcing evacuations not far from Shaver Lake, the U.S. Forest Service is staging a base to the north. "They are planning on moving most, if not all ...

A second major wildfire has erupted in Oregon, this one the Emigrant Fire burning south of Oakridge in Willamette National Forest outside the Diamond Peak Wilderness. The fire grew rapidly to 6,000 ...

A security camera in north central Wisconsin captured the dramatic moment when a bolt of lightning struck a white pine tree on Sept. 9, causing a fire that prompted neighbors to spring into action. A ...

There were no storm clouds warning of the lightning that would set a pine tree on fire in a Wisconsin backyard. A security camera captured the explosive moment. See it here and learn how neighbors ...