A fire extinguisher is more than a tool that puts out a fire. It can be the arbiter between life or death. Putting out a fire early can mean the difference between a small, smoky mess and ...

Most ants are harmless, but fire ants can sting. When these venomous ants sting your skin, you can get fire ant bites. Each ant can sting more than once. They often look like a circle of bites.

The Big Grass Fire became the largest wildfire in Oregon’s modern history this week by blackening 579,300 acres. The ...

Kirk Gafill, an owner and manager of Nepenthe, said the early days of a wildfire are like the "fog of war" while trying to get information.

The Stallion Fire, burning south of Pyramid Lake, is now at 1,000 acres. Gov. Lombardo will participate in a press conference ...

A fire that started Saturday night in steep, rugged terrain in Big Sur quadrupled in size Monday, prompting the evacuations of residents and visitors from luxury resorts including the Ventana Big Sur ...

A wildfire burning in rugged terrain west of Lake Tahoe remained uncontained Thursday morning as crews reported short-range ...

Toronto’s fire chief is calling for faster changes to the legislation regulating lithium-ion batteries after the city saw four battery-related fires in the span of 24 hours — with one incident ...