The air quality index measures PM2.5, less than 2.5 microns particles, to determine the intensity of air pollution in cities.
Even “a few really severe wildfire smoke days,” with the Air Quality Index over 200, could translate into increased risk, said Joan Casey of the University of Washington in Seattle, who led the study.
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Three children died in a weekend house fire in suburban Detroit, authorities said. A 16-year-old girl and two boys, ages 15 and 12, could not escape the fire Sunday night ...
A Connecticut man charged with causing a fiery crash that shut down a major highway bridge and killed a truck driver has died ...
A man in his 40s was left with severe burns on 40% of his body after his bedroom caught on fire, the Marysville Fire District ...
For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked out of a command post near a popular hiking trail, where officials believe ...
Investigators are still trying to determine what started a fire that raged through Altadena, Calif. A new video appears to show sparking on a power line near the origin of the blaze.
Coverage of the Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires in Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire ...
Officials remained concerned that the Palisades and Eaton fires could break their containment lines as firefighters continue watching for hot spots.
WASHINGTON (TNND) — As firefighters work to get the Hughes Fire under control, thousands were forced to evacuate as flames, smoke and debris came barreling toward their homes. On Wednesday morning, ...
An investigation showed that the fire started in the living room of a second-floor apartment at 2145 Eastview Place, Whatcom County fire inspector Tiffany Honey told The Herald. “The cause of the fire ...
Strong, damaging Santa Ana winds are expected to bring extreme wildfire danger to Southern California Monday into Tuesday as the landscape remains dangerously starved of rain, and as firefighters ...