Comal County, spanning over 500 square miles, relies heavily on emergency service districts and volunteer fire departments, ...

Texas lawmakers approved a series of bills this year that aim to better prepare the state for wildfires and to mitigate their damage. The legislation includes a study on wildfire risk ...

As a MedStar operations supervisor, he’s had a front row seat to watch the final details of Fort Worth’s takeover of the ...

According to the Texas Association of Counties and the Texas Department of Insurance, here’s what to know about what ...

One establishes a statewide database of resources while another tackles funding woes faced by fire departments across Texas.

Newly-minted Chief Jeremy Larue is taking over duties previously held by longtime Chief Joe Yeakley, who had been with the department for over two decades.

The Austin Fire Department says two people have died in a house fire that had flames reaching more than 30 feet in the air. A ...

About 17,000 residents of Manitoba in central Canada have been evacuated because of nearly two dozen active wildfires. Nearly ...

Texas firefighters are getting an innovative new tool in the fight against occupational cancer. A $5 million research program for studying firefighter-related cancers and diseases ...

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Apaches who want to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in ...

A fire near a Hill Country town has burned ... crews from other fire departments across the region and the Texas A&M Forest Service were assisting in fighting the blaze, the city said.

and have contact information for fire departments. The database will be operated by Texas A&M Forest Service, a state agency that manages Texas’ forests and natural resources. Sparks previously ...