James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on Monday.

With fire season basically year-round in California, seasonal wildland firefighters are a necessity, but some say their jobs have been rescinded.

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human ...

The two children were taken to Children's Hospital. The victims are in stable condition.Police and fire departments from Boone County and Kenton County were called to the scene. Born credited ...

At 1:55 a.m. on Thursday, the Los Angeles City Fire Department announced that it had stopped all forward progress of the fire at about 40 acres and lifted the evacuation warning. Evacuation orders ...

Local investigators have detained 11 people, including the hotel’s owner, the Deputy Mayor of Bolu and the Bolu Municipality Fire Department Director in connection with the fire, Turkish ...

according to the San Jose Fire Department. Firefighters said the blaze is on the second floor and the building has been evacuated. Traffic on Redstone Drive and Verde Court are impacted by the ...

“After conferring with the fire department battalion chief and reviewing the latest air quality reports… we are happy to report that it is safe for our students and staff to return to school ...

“(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go back to the fire department for 10 hours a day to recharge instead of fighting fires after refueling in 7 minutes,” reads the post.

Air support was also called in. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said at 1 p.m. fire crews were making quick work on the Friars Fire, and was asking the public to avoid Friars Road west of SR-163.