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 ...

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

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

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

A fire that broke out Thursday at a single-family home in Indian Wells was knocked down, but a firefighter was hospitalized with moderate injuries. The blaze was reported about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in ...

Flames engulfed a single-family home in Indian Wells Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries. The blaze was reported about 12:30 p.m. in the 45000 block of Santa Fe Cove Drive, ...

Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine ...

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

A blaze at a Massachusetts assisted-living home Sunday killed a musician, a secretary, a veteran Army sharpshooter and six ...

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.