Fire officials say a car blocking a fire hydrant slowed their response to a deadly fire at a Buddhist temple in the Bronx on Wednesday morning. Two people were killed when the three-alarm fire tore ...

Construction of Palo Alto's public safety building has slowed to a crawl at the finish line as the city and the main ...

For the second time this week, the FDNY says firefighting efforts were impacted due to the closest fire hydrants at the ...

Kevin Baird’s home, located up against Carpinteria’s foothills, was immensely overgrown when Baird and his wife, Donna, ...

Some of the greatest decreases were in the number of reported homicides and shootings, with homicides down 46%, and shootings ...

Weather conditions influence the size, intensity and speed of bushfires – and how dangerous they can be. We issue fire weather warnings when conditions are likely to be dangerous, to help keep ...