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 ...

Years of built-up sand provide a natural buffer between coastal infrastructure and the elements. That natural defensive line, stretching from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland to Coffs Harbour in ...

A helicopter makes a water drop on the Mountain fire, which burned in Santa Paula and Camarillo in November. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) ...

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 ...

Wildfire danger zones are expanding across California as Cal Fire released its latest round of new fire hazard maps. Elon Musk goes behind-the-scenes at DOGE, unveils biggest source of fraud How ...

Tributes are flooding in for a young assistant fire chief and dad who was killed in a train collision in upstate New York. Cattaraugus County resident Zach Golley, 24, was gravely injured when his ...

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 ...

Chicago Fire has some huge news for Season 13. Actor Eamonn Walker is set to resume his role as Wallace Boden. Boden was the chief for Firehouse 51 until he got promoted within the Chicago Fire ...

However, fire danger was expected to continue through Tuesday afternoon, bringing gusts between 20 and 25mph. open image in gallery A weekend map shows all the fires reported in North Carolina ...

High winds and dry conditions have significantly heightened the fire risk across Texas, prompting officials to warn of "extreme fire danger" in West Texas, stretching from the Big Bend region ...