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Within hours of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, some cases were already being resolved Friday as relatives or the people themselves reported they were safe.

The death toll stands at 99, but Gov. Josh Green said 10 to 20 people might be found dead each day for the next several days.

Authorities are warning that the effort to find and identify the dead in the Maui wildfire is just beginning. The blaze that razed a historic town and killed at least 96 people is already the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.

As wildfires tear through the Hawaiian island of Maui, residents of a Northern California town are reliving their own harrowing experience with a similar conflagration.

The 103-acre Snell Fire in north Napa County was fully contained at 6 a.m. Monday, according to Cal Fire.

The 103-acre Snell Fire in north Napa County was fully contained at 6 a.m. Monday, according to Cal Fire.

After a rainy winter and spring, California firefighters are concerned about a busy fire season in 2023. A new NBC report shows you what you need to do to prepare.

Wildfire season is year round in California, but as homeowners prepare for the hot and dry months ahead the threat of wildfire may be greater than ever before. Firefighters say vegetation overgrowth from months of wet weather can quickly dry out and become fine “flash fuels” that promote rapid fire growth. In this special report, NBC takes you inside one...

A wildfire in California exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot conditions and were quickly encroaching on neighborhoods, forcing evacuation orders for over 100 homes Saturday.

With inflation, replacing your home after a disaster will likely cost even more. Checking on your insurance policy could help bridge a huge financial gap.

Francisco Seoane and his fellow passengers got a fright when their train stopped in the Spanish countryside and they looked out the window: Wildfires were approaching them from both sides of the track.

The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park is still closed as firefighters battle a blaze that threatens the trees and has forced hundreds of campers to evacuate. Firefighters worked furiously Saturday to keep the flames from harming the iconic grove of about 500 mature sequoias, which are the world’s biggest trees by volume. The cause of the...

A wildfire burning in Amador County trapped as many as 100 people who were enjoying the Fourth of July weekend at a beach along the Mokelumne River.

Firefighters on Friday continued to increase containment on multiple brush fires across the Bay Area. Bob Redell reports.

Firefighters on Friday continued to make progress in containing several brush fires that broke out across the Bay Area the day before. Bob Redell reports.

The Tesla Fire, the brush fire burning in the eastern foothills of Livermore between Alameda and San Joaquin counties, has grown to over 500 acres as of Friday morning.

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in a hilly, rural area east of Livermore early Thursday evening.

The wildfire, dubbed the Sheep Fire, has now grown to roughly 990 acres and is still 5% contained.

A wildfire broke out in Napa County Tuesday afternoon, prompting officials to issue evacuation orders that have been since lifted. Bob Redell and Kari Hall report.