A significant body of research demonstrates that exposure to wildfire smoke has negative effects on the brain.

Researchers say that long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution, particularly wildfire smoke, is linked to dementia.

Impacts of the LA fires on the the Latino community - the country's largest by percentage - are acute and will be long ...

The effect of the California wildfires will continue to play out across the debt markets long after the last of the flames ...

Wildfire smoke causes acute health problems, like asthma or bronchitis, as well as long-term risks from cancer-producing ...

Wildfires have forced the closure of Los Angeles schools, displacing over 700,000 students and staff. Experts warn of lasting ...

Researchers were on an expedition off the LA coast when the wildfires erupted, providing a rare chance to measure toxic ...

For some people, the trauma's worst effects can surface months or years after the fire, Barbour says. She urges survivors to use any mental health support that is available. In October 2017 ...

The infernal blazes burning in Southern California are raising concerns about the potential airborne hazards they may be ...

Authorities are battling to contain a fire at a battery facility next to the Moss Landing Power Plant in California.

Losing a home from a residential fire or wildfire is a significant trauma. Learn how this loss is more than physical or ...

The mental health effects of battling wildfires are enormous. But firefighters aren’t always willing to ask for help.