The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building regulations focused on fire safety. While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Chesapeake Fire Department is investigating a house fire in the Great Bridge section of the city on Friday evening. Firefighters responded to multiple reports of a ...

A fire broke out on an American Airlines aircraft, leading to the hospitalization of 12 people, and sending some passengers onto the wing of the plane to evacuate. The incident at the Denver ...

LAGOS — THE Lagos State government, yesterday, vowed to enforce a strict “no truck” policy across the state, following a devastating gas truck explosion that occurred under the Otedola ...

A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature. The map is based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature, so people in those areas know which plants can ...

released its new fire hazard maps on Monday, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas have the highest severity for fires. The maps, created by the State Fire Marshal, show that the very ...

A contained wildfire is one that still burns but is no longer spreading, while a controlled fire has been extinguished. The forest service was continuously updating an interactive map to chart the ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A house fire on Tuesday night left a home in Great Falls unlivable, but the occupant and his pets managed to escape unharmed, according to a release. Great Falls Fire Rescue ...

Great Falls Fire Rescue said in a news release that a platoon battalion chief was the first to arrive on scene, finding smoke venting from the gable ends of the house and fire starting to vent ...

Joe Edwards is a Live News Reporter based in Newsweek's London Bureau. He covers topics related to weather, climate, and extreme weather events. Joe joined Newsweek in April 2024 after graduating ...

A statewide burning ban also remained in effect on Tuesday. “Careless behaviors, such as burning on the wrong day, leaving a fire unattended, not staying with a fire until it is fully extinguished, ...