On receiving information from the locals, the forest, police and fire department officials rushed to the spot.

Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials said the death toll from the blazes had reached 30.

Insurers say a neighborhood like the one built in Southern California protects residents from fire — and perhaps other close by properties as well.

A Sioux City man charged with murder for a deadly shooting in February has pleaded not guilty to setting an apartment on fire ...

The Bowing Green Parks and Recreation Department periodically conducts prescribed burns at the Wintergarden/St. John’s Nature ...

Two NYPD cops from the Bronx chased a stolen car into Manhattan — but then drove off after the vehicle crashed and erupted ...

Open burning is officially prohibited across Wichita and much of Kansas in April, as part of the state’s annual burn ban ...

Four teens who did not fully extinguish their cigarettes while hiking have been charged with causing the largest Table Rock ...

A neighboring home was damaged during the explosion, Mosczynski said. A woman in the home suffered minor head trauma when she fell during the blast, but she refused rescue, police said. Officials are ...

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians to fire hazard zones. Here's how to check which zone you're in and what that ...

Fort Worth will rebuild a playground lost to a fire with new equipment arriving in 8 to 10 weeks, according to a city ...

People have watched in horror as a car burst into flames in Amsterdam's busy historic Dam Square and a man then stumbled from ...