The maps may mean some local homeowners face new regulations and will require "a huge" transition for the Ventura County Fire Department, said Joe Morelli, the county's fire marshal. Among the changes ...

State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant outlines how Cal Fire is preparing for the peak of California’s increasingly long and ...

Rain with a high of 84 °F (28.9 °C) and a 61% chance of precipitation. Winds N at 8 mph (12.9 kph). Night - Clear with a 49% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 ...

A popular brand of coolers is recalling 130,000 products due to a serious safety hazard that may cause you to lose your fingertips. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Thousands of baby carriers sold online and in stores were recalled due to a "fall hazard." The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday that ...

Montara residents say a stretch of hillside land that Caltrans bought decades ago is so overgrown and neglected, that dozens of homes are at risk of fire.

"You’ve got to worry about the hazards of everybody evacuating, getting out of there, then secondary injuries — people tripping over each other just trying to exit that structure." So far ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) released its updated statewide fire hazard maps in March ...

The six components are described below. Fine Fuel Moisture Code (FFMC) Canadian FFMC Map A numerical rating of the moisture content of litter and other cured fine fuels. This code is an indicator of ...

Recent legislation has paved the way for the development of high-performing multimodal transport networks in 24 French conurbations, centred around rail as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions ...

The fire danger is extreme in the Lac La Biche Forest Area due to high temperatures and strong winds. This means that in the event of a wildfire, firefighters expect to see extreme fire behaviour.