The American Institute of Architects’ Disaster Assistance Handbook defines a disaster as any hazard event that’s of such great intensity that it overwhelms the local capacity to respond.

Officials reported the brush fire just before 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday and the blaze has since expanded rapidly northwest of Santa Clarita and downtown Los Angeles. Mandatory evacuation ...

The fire spread at least 8,096 acres across both LA and Ventura counties as of 4 p.m. local time. Mandatory evacuation orders were issued to neighborhoods surrounding the Castaic Lake, about 10 ...

fire officials are stressing the importance of having a plan in case of emergency. From fires to burst pipes, it’s a busy time of year for them and safety is key, especially after a weekend of ...

COLMAR-BERG, Luxembourg — A "large-scale" fire struck Goodyear's tire plant in Colmar-Berg on Jan. 20, sending 11 people to the hospital, according to local fire authorities. The fire broke out ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — UPDATE: Fire crews will be back on scene after daybreak to extinguish a contained fire, Calhoun County Central Dispatch said. Motorists are urged to use caution in the area.

The layoffs at roughly two dozen local television stations stretching from Massachusetts ... also reduced its staff last year, laying off key staffers in October, which the company called ...

provincial governor Abdulaziz Aydin told local media outlets. At least two people died after jumping from windows, he added. Authorities did not immediately disclose the cause of the fire ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The City of Little Rock and the Local 34 branch of the International Association of Fire Fighters have been in a months-long contract dispute that previously delayed the ...

The fire took place on Sunday at a strip mall in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, which included a district office used by Rep. Glenn Grothman, according to a statement from the local police. Grothman ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says an investigation is underway into a fatal residential fire that broke out late Thursday night in Bridge City, according to ...

Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty A Wisconsin teen was arrested and charged with arson over the weekend after police say he set fire to a local congressman's office and cited the TikTok ban as his ...