Fire whirls, often referred to as fire tornadoes, are fascinating phenomena that occur when flames and hot gases rise rapidly, creating a rotating column of fire. These whirls can significantly ...

The video shows a pair of fire whirls from the Remington Fire, which began in August 2024 and burned through parts of Wyoming and Montana.

Video footage from Friday shows a rotating inferno surrounded by smoke in the Pacific Palisades fire that has devastated the LA area.

Extraordinary phenomena accompany this catastrophe. A swirling column of flames was captured on video, and this "fire whirl" is circulating on social media. The city is battling powerful fires ...

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 ...

Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don’t always agree on what’s what.

A look at fire tornadoes: What is a fire tornado? Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenom ...

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 ...

Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado – scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don’t always agree on what’s what.

The blaze looks similar to a twister. But Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA, told USA TODAY that it instead appears to be an example of a fire whirl, which is “more akin to a dust devil ...

The firenado emerged on Friday night and was captured on camera, with the footage going viral on social media.