In addition to the massive blazes, firefighters in California could also encounter another very dangerous phenomenon, which is a fire tornado. On Jan. 10, one of those terrifying fire tornadoes ...

A controlled fire whirl burns during a test in the department of Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, speaks to a reporter, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Worcester, Mass. (AP ...

debris and flame,” and says large whirls “have the intensity of a small tornado.” A controlled fire whirl burns during a test in the department of Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester ...

A controlled fire ... fire tornado, but it defines a fire whirl as a “spinning vortex column of ascending hot air and gases rising from a fire and carrying aloft smoke, debris and flame ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire ... debris and flame,” and says large whirls “have the intensity of a small tornado.” ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A researcher describes the destructive power of the fires in Los Angeles, particularly the formation of fire ...

As if they aren't already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes ... debris and flame,” and says large whirls “have the intensity of a small tornado.” ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. The National ...