
Vice President Joe Biden tells a group of firefighters visiting the White House that the dramatic increase of forest fires in the United States was likely a result of climate change – even though he couldn’t prove it.
by Charlie Spiering9 Nov 2015, 12:20 PM PST0

Helicopters and fire crews on the ground combined to beat a brush fire overnight and into early Sunday morning in the wealthy coastal community of Pacific Palisades.
by Joel B. Pollak8 Nov 2015, 12:17 PM PST0

SAN DIEGO, CA — Torrential rainfall and flooding struck San Diego amidst thunder and lightning on Tuesday night leaving cars stranded and thousands without power. Several cars were left stuck and some floating in floodwaters off highway 94 on Federal Blvd.,
by Michelle Moons4 Nov 2015, 2:00 AM PST0

Three off-duty firefighters who were backpacking on Catalina Island saved the life of a conservationist who was charged at and attacked by a bison on a brushy trail Wednesday.
by Adelle Nazarian28 Aug 2015, 3:50 PM PST0

Three firefighters died last week fighting in the Methow River Valley roughly 100 miles northeast of Seattle when their fire engine crashed, leaving them at the mercy of the fire.
by William Bigelow24 Aug 2015, 6:43 AM PST0

Governor Jerry Brown’s policies reducing the number of inmates in the state have not affected the number of firefighters fighting fires.
by William Bigelow6 Aug 2015, 1:02 PM PST0

Firefighters have been working over the weekend to battle several intense fires that had broken out in California in what officials have long feared could be an intense, drought-fueled fire season.
by Daniel Nussbaum26 Jul 2015, 12:32 PM PST0

A new law proposed in California would allow firefighters to destroy drones flying in areas where emergency crews are working.
by Daniel Nussbaum21 Jul 2015, 12:31 PM PST0

According to the Associated Press, several air tankers dropping fire retardant on the blaze Wednesday evening were forced to land after one of the pilots spotted a drone flying in the area.
by Daniel Nussbaum25 Jun 2015, 4:49 PM PST0

Riverside County firefighters freed a naked woman from a fireplace Saturday, posting photos of the rescue to Twitter that show the woman’s soot-laden legs dangling through a hole they had opened to free her.
by Michelle Moons4 Jan 2015, 2:32 PM PST0

A San Francisco judge tossed out a jury’s $3.7 million verdict that found that 15 of the city’s firefighters had suffered age discrimination during a lieutenant’s promotional exam.
by Adelle Nazarian1 Jan 2015, 5:49 PM PST0

LOS ANGELES, California — Arson has been confirmed as the cause of a massive, historic fire that destroyed the Da Vinci apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles last week. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), and the Bureau of
by Adelle Nazarian18 Dec 2014, 6:28 PM PST0