A Gold Rush-era house, called the oldest in San Ramon, has been badly damaged after catching fire Wednesday morning. The ...

U.S. land managers have long known that they have a problem on their hands with overgrown forests and persistent drought.

OAKLAND — Mere months after dismissing criminal charges against one of the East Bay’s largest metal recyclers, Alameda County ...

Oakland firefighters tackled a large fire in an unoccupied Chinatown building; the cause is under investigation.

The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the nearly century-old ...

By LISA BAUMANN and PATRICK WHITTLE Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts ...

Oregon's Cram Fire has rapidly grown to engulf nearly 30,000 acres, prompting evacuations across multiple counties on Tuesday ...

A fire at the Gabriel House assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, has claimed its 10th victim. The blaze, ...

Firefighters in Huntersville quickly controlled a significant structure fire on McCord Road, with no injuries reported.

Police have released images of a man they want to speak after a suspicious fire left West Auckland's St Mary's Church ...

A perfect storm of high humidity, gasoline fumes and smoking is the suspected cause of a vehicle fire late Tuesday evening next to a service station’s gas pump. Firefighters with the Bluefield, Va.

A lorry trailer, a mobile home and several outbuildings have been wrecked in a blaze in Dorset. A column of thick smoke could ...