California spends tens of millions dollars every year paying prison employees to look for smoke and fire. Replacing fire alarms costs much more.

Climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world, bringing heavier rainfall and more extreme weather to places ...

When school counselor Karen Mitchell heard the fire alarm sound during a routine practice drill at Ridgeview Elementary, she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A routine alarm response in Auburn, Maine, ended with firefighters dealing not with flames but with a ...

WAYCROSS, Ga. — Lightning struck down on Deenwood Baptist Church in Waycross, Georgia, Monday night, sparking a fire that destroyed the sanctuary and left the pastor asking for prayers. Pastor Jarrod ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Babylon Fire burning in San Juan County surpassed 100,000 acres on Tuesday as fire activity continued to increase. The fire was first reported on June 26, roughly 25 miles ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Flags flew at half staff on Sunday to honor the three wildland firefighters killed in western Colorado last week while fighting the Knowles Fire, which later combined with the ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Fairfax County firefighters say working smoke alarms helped save a family from a house fire early Wednesday morning. Just before 1 a.m., crews were called to a reported house ...

In an emergency evacuation, building occupants shall leave the building at the nearest emergency exit, which may not be the main entrance. Exit to the north side of the building. Proceed to the north ...

A massive three-alarm fire gutted a historic church in San Francisco’s lower Pacific Heights neighborhood Monday afternoon, prompting evacuations and leaving the 134-year-old structure in ruins.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with a massive six-alarm fire in Allentown that destroyed a commercial building and damaged nearby homes. The suspects are ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Wednesday night's fire was so massive, firefighters from across our region were called in to extinguish it. 69 News reporter Amelia Sack has more details on the manpower it took to ...