U.S. land managers have long known that they have a problem on their hands with overgrown forests and persistent drought.

A Gold Rush-era house, called the oldest in San Ramon, has been badly damaged after catching fire Wednesday morning. The ...

OAKLAND — Mere months after dismissing criminal charges against one of the East Bay’s largest metal recyclers, Alameda County ...

Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine ...

Oakland firefighters tackled a large fire in an unoccupied Chinatown building; the cause is under investigation.

The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the nearly century-old ...

Firefighters in Huntersville quickly controlled a significant structure fire on McCord Road, with no injuries reported.

Oregon's Cram Fire has rapidly grown to engulf nearly 30,000 acres, prompting evacuations across multiple counties on Tuesday ...

A blaze at a Massachusetts assisted-living home Sunday killed a musician, a secretary, a veteran Army sharpshooter and six ...

Firefighters tackled a large fire involving a pile of stacked wood in the early hours of Tuesday. The blaze covered an area ...

Organizers of the major electronic festival in Belgium said it would continue as planned despite the destruction of its focal point.

A fire that broke out Thursday at a single-family home in Indian Wells was knocked down, but a firefighter was hospitalized with moderate injuries. The blaze was reported about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in ...