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May 29, 2024 | 2:16 PM

Penn State study offers more accurate smoke pollution estimates

The Penn State team instead put together a measurement system including the more-broad smoke forecasts from NOAA and hourly data from on-the-ground sensors.

By Katie Knol

September 7, 2023 | 12:33 PM

In a charred moonscape, a band of hopeful workers try to save the Joshua tree

By Christopher Instagliata/NPR

Updated: August 16, 2023 | 2:16 pm

Pennsylvania’s Task Force 1 members deployed to Maui amid wildfires

For more than a week, Maui has been enduring devastating wildfires, which now rank among the deadliest in United States history

By Ben Wasserstein/WITF

June 7, 2023 | 5:03 PM

Here’s why there is so much smoke from Canada wildfires and is leading to air-quality alerts in US.

By Kathy McCormack and Michael Phillis/The Associated Press

June 6, 2023 | 5:43 PM

Pennsylvania and New Jersey are under fire risk warning Tuesday

Be careful when discarding cigarette butts, keep vehicles off of dry grass, and consider skipping the campfire.

By Sophia Schmidt/ WHYY

June 6, 2023 | 4:41 PM

Canada wildfires lead to air-quality alerts in US, here’s how to stay safe

By Kathy McCormack/The Associated Press

April 9, 2023 | 7:51 AM

Pennsylvania officials warn seasonal fire risks are on the rise this Spring

The greatest dangers occur during the spring months of March, April and May

By Ed Arke/WITF

July 1, 2022 | 4:12 AM

Prescribed fires are backed by science. But shifts in climate patterns could make them more challenging

One tool meant to prevent the onset of wildfires in dying forests is a prescribed burn.

By Adriana Delagarza

June 11, 2022 | 7:55 AM

Federal firefighters waiting for pay raises they hope will help fill their ranks

Federal wildland firefighters have entered another fire summer of broken records.

By NPR

May 16, 2022 | 11:37 AM

Is your house at risk of a wildfire? This online tool could tell you

By Lauren Sommer/NPR

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