Wildfires

Why companies that conduct controlled burns are having a harder time finding insurance policies willing to cover them.

A new tool shows the likelihood of wind damage by property address.

Federal spending by the two main agencies that manage wildfires has doubled in the last decade, Pew found. States are spending more too.

Sawmills are poised to play a big role in making California more resilient to wildfires, but there may not be enough of them to go around.

Prescribed fires are supposed to burn excess fuels to help contain wildfires, but the U.S. Forest Service is adding stricter controls in light of a burn that got out of control in New Mexico.

"Fuel moisture" drives wildfires, and the metric can be used to better allocate firefighting resources.

"California Burning" tells how the struggle to manage aging infrastructure, climate change and the bottom line can lead to disaster.

Tree trimming and brush clearing around a home can improve its chances of making it through a blaze — but those services can be costly.

Fires are unpredictable. They can spark anywhere, grow to any size and move in any direction, says Caroline Mimbs Nyce of The Atlantic.

The overlap between wildfire risk and concentrated insurance markets leaves residents with few options.