Many high-risk homes are in areas that are desirable because of location and home demand still outstrips supply.

New research finds that larger fires can depress local hiring for up to three years.

“Marketplace Morning Report” host David Brancaccio and his wife lost their new home to one of the fires that ravaged Southern California recently. Here’s what they’ve learned about rebuilding in the aftermath.

Claire Contreras, an elementary school teacher, reflects on the challenges of trying to find long-term places to stay after losing her home.

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

Attorneys said they decided to pursue a civil prosecution instead of criminal charges to “maximize the return to the fire victims rather than to seek criminal penalties.”

It's not just cash donations that help after a disaster.

How one state is reinvesting in a century old method to fight wildfires.

How one state is fighting wildfires.

Lawmakers in California have introduced a bill to make it harder for state utilities to have customers cover the cost of fire damage.