The holidays bring their own unique set of safety concerns. Here are the most dangerous (and safest) US states on Christmas.

Echoing state and local officials, a new analysis agrees: hydrant failures in the Palisades fire were ‘the rule rather than ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their ...

Fire officials say six people have been taken to hospitals after a gas explosion started a major fire in a San Francisco Bay ...

Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department knocked down a structure fire in Valley Glen Thursday night, fire officials ...

Tens of thousands of residents in western Washington are facing potential evacuation orders as another round of heavy rain ...

A gas line explosion in Hayward, Calif., sent multiple victims to the hospital and led to a fire that burned several houses.

A landmark deal with Pacific Gas & Electric will extend the life of the state's remaining nuclear power plant in exchange for thousands of acres of new conservation in San Luis Obispo County.

We're getting new insights into the communications of firefighters who battled the Lachman Fire, a blaze that smoldered ...

A federal program that uses military satellites to track wildfires is particularly useful when aircraft are grounded, as ...

The so-called Beyer Fire sparked at around 3 p.m. near Kaanapali Way, officials said. Law enforcement was asked to close ...