Emergency responders were dispatched to a vehicle crash that resulted in injuries and a roadblock at the intersection of | ...

DECKERS, Colo. — A brush fire began Friday morning north of the town of Deckers in Douglas County. Conifer Fire said the Dott's Fire was burning near Highway 67 near Dott's Park. As of 12:05 p.m., the ...

The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating the fire that consumed part of a SEPTA train on Thursday ...

For nearly 10 million Watch Duty users the free application’s alert — a gentle hum followed by an echoing — is both a ...

Watch Duty’s success raises questions about why citizen-led tech is outpacing government emergency response efforts. The company’s co-founder explores the lessons agencies can learn from this ...

What we’ve discovered through years of studies and user interviews is that, in an emergency, information fatigue never occurs ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team.

TAKE YOU ABOUT 12 MINUTES. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES.

Ever since the deadly wildfires began in Los Angeles two weeks ago, residents have largely turned to one app for the most up-to-date information. It’s called Watch Duty and Stephanie Sy spoke to two ...

A new brushfire that started just north of Los Angeles prompted evacuation orders and rattled the nerves of the fire-ravaged region. The Laguna Fire broke out Thursday morning near California ...