A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by the state show more than 1 million acres are at a higher risk of wildfires.

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest severity zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.

Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...

Martin County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service fought the fire with help from water drops by a Martin County Sheriff's Office helicopter.

HOUSTON — The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a 2-alarm fire that broke out early Friday at ...

A water tank tower narrowly missed hitting a house when it collapsed in the wrong direction. The terrifying incident happened outside Kansas City, Missouri.

I was assigned to drive on the Stagecoach Fire southeast of Havilah, a small community southwest of Lake Isabella. Bob was taking care of the ranch and ...

View the map below to see evacuation zones and the fire perimeter of the Hughes Fire. The Hughes Fire has burned more than 10,000 acres already and was 14% contained as of Thursday morning.

TAKE YOU ABOUT 12 MINUTES. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES.