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Telescope & pink plane; colorful handprint and heart; knight on horseback; roadside coyote

Egghead Weekend Basket for May 8

by Andy Fell
May 08, 2026

Firefighter walking through a smoky forest, managing controlled burns among tall trees. Sierra Hotshot crew member lighting a test burn on the "Pit" RX unit on Inyo National Forest, approximately 1 mile east of the Town of Mammoth Lakes, CA. on October 3, 2023. (USDA Forest Service Photo By Lisa Cox)

Forest Fuel Treatments Reduce Wildfire Spread, Prevent $2.8 Billion in Damage

by Amy Quinton
May 07, 2026

Photo shows fire trucks driving in forest with orange flames visible in background

UPDATED: UC Davis Fire Department Staffer Still Responding to Garnet Fire

by Cody Kitaura
September 23, 2025

UC Davis Fire Brush Truck 34

UPDATED: All Personnel Back From Pickett Fire

by Cody Kitaura
September 09, 2025

black and gray smoke plume moves over orange sunrise with golden light peaking below above palm trees and a house in Los Angeles

Long-Term Study on Health Impacts of Los Angeles Wildfires Launched

by Todd Datz
January 31, 2025

Smoke from a 2020 wildfire engulfing a livestock barn for dairy cattle on the UC Davis campus. (Gregory Urquiaga / UC Davis)

Agricultural Workers Reduce Hours or Move Locations to Avoid Wildfire Smoke

by Emily C. Dooley
December 12, 2024

Person wraps bandages on paws of goat

UPDATED: Fire Crew Returns From Park Fire

by Cody Kitaura
August 19, 2024

Firefighters and heavy equipment with fire in background

UPDATED: Firefighters Head to Park Fire

by Cody Kitaura
July 27, 2024

Dateline

UC Davis Fire Brush Truck 34

Campus Fire Crews Assist on Front Lines of Wildfires

by Cody Kitaura
June 18, 2024

Dateline

hand holds strand of seagrass while person in red shirt and waders stands in water in background

7 Inspiring Climate Change Solutions

by Kat Kerlin
April 22, 2024

Drone prototype for better wildfire detection

New Drone Research Advances Wildfire Monitoring

by Jessica Heath
August 28, 2023

Two veterinarians examine a brown alpaca with burn injuries from LNU Lightning Complex Fire in 2020. (UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine)

California Veterinary Emergency Team Ready to Help Animals in Wildfires

by Amy Quinton
June 28, 2023

Firefighters battle blaze

Campus Team Heads to Mosquito Fire

by Cody Kitaura
September 09, 2022

Dateline

Man behind scientific equipment in lab looking at camera in blue ball cap

Keith Bein: Chasing Wildfire

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

black cat with burned paws

Cats Injured in Wildfires at Risk of Deadly Blood Clots

by Trina Wood
July 14, 2022

Beth Rose Middleton Manning and students conduct Indigenous burn in Woodland CA

How Indigenous Practices Can Help Forests Thrive

by Kat Kerlin
April 07, 2022

Female monkeys and infants

Wildfire Smoke Exposure in Early Pregnancy Affects Infant Monkey Behavior

by Andy Fell
April 01, 2022

A forested landscape in the Sierra Nevada mountains with rusty orange trees indicating bak beetle damage

Just What Is a ‘Resilient’ Forest, Anyway?

by Kat Kerlin
January 19, 2022

VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on Viruses, Smoke and Indoor Air Quality

by Andy Fell
October 29, 2021

two firefighters stand looking at a wildfire flame

VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on Fighting California Wildfires

by Andy Fell
October 22, 2021

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VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on Mitigating Wildfire Hazards for Homes and Communities

by Andy Fell
October 01, 2021

Firefighters unload Brush Truck 34 on campus.

Fire Department Team Joins Caldor Fight

by Cody Kitaura
September 01, 2021

Dateline

Firefighter drives truck inside firestorm.

UC Davis Crew Braves Firestorm to Save Houses in Nevada

by Cody Kitaura
August 02, 2021

Dateline

A close-up of a wood block and earth block and a blowtorch

The House That Doesn’t Burn

by Kat Kerlin
June 30, 2021

Media Advisory: UC Davis LIVE on Wildfires and Health

by Andy Fell
October 19, 2020

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