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.

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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 ...

The San Jose Fire Department responded to a gas leak Wednesday morning in the Windmill Springs neighborhood after a gas main was ruptured, according to officials. Nearby residences ...

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

Fire teams are battling a ten-acre vegetation fire near the intersection of San Juan Creek Road and Hay Canyon Road in ...

The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can cause new fire starts and ongoing wildfires to rapidly grow in size and ...