In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest severity zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.

And they should remove any contaminated clothing before leaving, to prevent spreading ash and chemicals in vehicles and to vulnerable people outside the danger zones, he says. N-95 masks that help ...

“I appeal to all residents, even those outside the 6-kilometer extended danger zone, to take this situation seriously and evacuate immediately. We want no casualties in the event of an eruption ...

Their sprawling estate is located in Montecito, which is just outside the danger zone at the moment, however, the local fire department has issued a stark warning to residents. WATCH: Devastating ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Many homes in Arizona are in the Wildland Urban Interface, a space where homes meet the forest. These areas have a heightened risk, much like communities hit hard by the Los ...

A large part of Southern California around Los Angeles is under this extreme fire danger warning through Wednesday, including densely populated Thousand Oaks, Northridge and Simi Valley.

Dr. Sastry is an assistant professor of finance at Columbia Business School. Dr. Sen is an assistant professor of finance at Harvard Business School. Fires are still raging across Los Angeles in ...

Their hometown of Montecito has been placed under a red flag warning as hurricane-force winds head towards them, putting the pair in extreme danger of losing their $29million (£24m) mansion.

In World War II, Tokyo painted some buildings black to confuse Allied bombardiers. Last week, in one of those buildings, the Foreign Ministry, the Japanese took note of another threat from the ...

County residents can register with the "Alert LA County" program to receive notifications where and when they may be in danger. Most local governments offer similar localized alerts. Last week ...