Three fires that broke out in San Diego last week started from homeless encampments, the San Diego Metro Arson Strike Team ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan asked the city to assess how equipped its fire department is to handle a major fire event like the one in L.A. County.

The Los Angeles Fire Department has less than one firefighter for every 1,000 residents, with a staffing rate of 0.90, a Bay ...

From the fires in Los Angeles County to the fires in Mission Valley and Rancho Bernardo, San Diego firefighters have been on the frontlines of a weekslong fire storm, despite the San Diego Fire-Rescue ...

Demian Bulwa was the breaking news editor at the San Francisco Chronicle when Denise Huskins was kidnapped from a Vallejo ...

Authorities were preparing to combat new conflagrations that might rise up as fast and excessively dry winds were expected to ...

The LA fires have raised questions about the city's readiness when it comes to an emergency. On Saturday, a unique event ...

Scientists with disabilities say that’s in part because labs, classrooms and field sites aren’t designed to accommodate them.

The fire was first detected in the plant’s grid battery storage facility on Thursday afternoon and all plant personnel were evacuated from the site, the San Francisco Chronicle reported ...

Many departments and members have had to deal with legal issues and the results of fire operations and other emergencies. It’s quite difficult for firefighters and departments to defend ...

ALTADENA, Calif. - A 24-year-old climatologist who graduated from San Jose State University is being credited for saving lives when the fire erupted in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County.