Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, ...

With an increase in the severity and frequency of wildfires in California, some residents are taking matters into their own ...

Some departments have special crews while others have special hydrants. Here are some of the most popular methods: ...

Maui County fire officials said they are moving forward with looking at creating a fire buffer zone around a South Maui ...

For decades, Los Angeles has had some of the strongest building codes for earthquakes and localized fires, but large-scale ...

The Vogts designed their Malibu house to withstand disasters. But they were only beginning to learn the mental toll the fires ...

In response to calls of concern from residents about the continuing wildfires in Los Angeles County and local high-fire ...

He turned on his diesel-powered generator, got the sprinklers on the roof ready, wet down the house’s exterior and hooked up ...

In light of recent events on the West Coast, fire prevention is a hot topic in communities large and small across the nation. During Monday night’s meeting, members of the Marshalltown city council ...

The fire alarm system was nonexistent, there were no sprinklers, no telephone, and the stage curtains were made of flammable materials. The fire safety provisions were woefully inadequate ...

The museum, which describes itself as the “safest places for art during a fire,” is now in a mandatory ... And there are sprinklers, but they are activated only as a last resort.