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Wildfires in the state are getting bigger and more costly.
An aerial view shows damage caused by a wildfire near the village of Mati, near Athens, on July 24th, 2018.
A firefighting helicopter flies over a wildfire raging in the town of Rafina near Athens, on July 23rd, 2018.
Inmate firefighters battle the Ferguson fire in Jerseydale, California, on July 22nd, 2018.
The 2018 fire season in California is already shaping up to be worst than last year's, which cost the state a record $10 billion in damages.
People walk in an alley of Conakry's Madina on March 18th, 2018, after a fire devastated the market.
If you're following coverage of wildfires, or trying to stay safe, here are some helpful definitions to know.
Members of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society unveil an effigy of film producer Harvey Weinstein on November 1st, 2017, in Edenbridge, England.
A man takes photos with a mobile phone as sellers walk through debris in a market after a fire devastated the building overnight on September 18th, 2017, in the Abobo neighborhood of Abidjan.
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
A man runs away from flames as fire burns the land, east of the Greek capital of Athens on August 15th, 2017.
Wildfires may be harming the health of people who live hundreds or thousands of miles from the flames.
Gradual advancements in the art and science of fire investigation continue.
The cost of fighting wildfires this year is predicted to go over budget by hundreds of millions of dollars.
While there's no proof that any human being has ever suddenly burst into flames and died, there's also no proof that it hasn't happened.
An inside look at what it's like when austerity measures lead to direct cuts in your city's emergency services.
A slew of good ideas, from high-tech UAVs to just leaving a hose out for firefighters, may help in battling tomorrow’s brush fires.
A small but significant number of wildfires are intentionally set. The fire starters often share characteristics but aren’t always cut from the same cloth.
While agencies in California can shine a spotlight on fancy new firefighting technology, their peers in places like South Carolina often make do with much less.
Far above the rough terrain where wildfires thrive, satellite and aerial technology is being used to give firefighters on the ground the big picture.
Turns out we may not be the nation of hedonistic, greed-fueled Gordon Gekkos now being blamed, at least in part, for the collapse of the housing market, the dot.com crash and various other boom-and-bust bubbles.