The Saratoga Springs Fire and Rescue Department held a public meeting on wildland prevention and preparation tonight.

When wildfires break out, we dispatch teams of firefighters to attack the problem on the ground and from the air. When the spread overwhelms local resources, we marshal emergency support from nearby ...

SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT) — Watch what you’re cooking! The South Bend Fire Department is sharing safety tips to prevent your kitchen from going up in flames. Over the weekend, the South Bend Fire ...

Wildfire resiliency advocates warn that reduced funding could leave California more vulnerable to devastation, and are ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – In an effort to enhance fire safety awareness, the Shreveport Fire Department has introduced “Fire Prevention Friday,” a series of informative posts that will focus on a ...

A firefighter rescues a resident of an apartment building in the Bronx after a fire broke out in a third-floor unit on Jan. 9, 2022. Seventeen people died in the fire. Modern apartment buildings ...

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Summer 2024 magazine. You can subscribe here. On the morning of Sept. 5, 2023, a fire sprang to life in a redwood forest in Humboldt County, Calif.

THE RISKS. SAFETY OFFICIALS I SPOKE WITH TODAY SAY PREVENTION IS KEY. THE GOAL HERE IS TO PREVENT AN INCIDENT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. DO YOU THINK WE’LL SEE MORE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF ...

MENDON — A garage and a car inside it were destroyed in a fire early on Tuesday, although a quick attack by firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the rest of the home, according to Fire ...

BODFISH, Calif. (KERO) — While fire crews work to put out the Borel Fire, they're also preventing the loss of Kern River Communities by backburning areas to prevent the fire from spilling over into ...

Fire Prevention Week 2024 takes place Oct. 6-12 to educate the public on the dangers of fire with insight into on how to prevent fire damage, injuries and deaths. Firehouse wants to test your Fire ...