A wildfire is currently burning within the range area of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), prompting smoke ...

Representatives of the city of San Diego and UC San Diego cut the ribbon on the city’s newest and most environmentally conscious fire station on Oct. 17 near the university campus in upper La Jolla.

Fire Station 52 is the first in the city to feature an electric fire apparatus and rapid electric vehicle charging station.

A California utility shut off power in 12 counties in the northern part of the state as a major “diablo wind” — notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts — spiked the risk of power lines sparking a ...

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As dangerous fire weather settles over much of Northern California, the California Office of Emergency Services is partnering ...

Many Bay Area counties are under what PG&E calls a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) warning through Saturday, aligning with ...

A person died in a solo car crash early Thursday morning in Modesto, officials say. The Modesto Police Department was dispatched around 1 a.m. to Roselle and Floyd avenues. A driver lost control of ...

A vehicle reportedly caught fire after crashing on Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County on Wednesday evening. Emergency crews responded to reports of the crash on southbound I-5 near Mathews Road in ...

PG&E said weather-related power shutoffs are possible for some customers in Shasta, Tehama and 10 other counties starting Thursday.

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:53 p.m. in San Joaquin County. Liberty Fire has been burning on private land. There is ...