but make sure you are not in a spot that floods or is in an area that may fill during a flash flooding event. Finally, look for an area that has plenty of wood for both your shelter and fire.

However, that is exactly what happens to thousands of Americans each year, as more than a dozen people get lost ... with things found in the woods to make your shelter easier to find.

Schuylkill County Street Outreach volunteers come upon a shelter in the woods during a point in time count of unhoused people in the county Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA ...

Authorities say large flames destroyed a makeshift shelter Monday morning in southwest Oklahoma City. The fire started shortly before 7 a.m. near Southwest 23rd Street and Walker Avenue. The makeshift ...