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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — As firefighters continue to battle the devastating California wildfires, many homeowners may wonder what to do if a fire breaks out. Arizona’s Family spoke to a Valley firefighter ...

Los Angeles is burning, but it isn't alone. In recent years, fires have blasted through cities in Colorado, the southern Appalachians and the island of Maui, along with Canada, Australia, Portugal and ...

BurnBot is a huge, Zamboni-like vehicle that executes precisely controlled burns of flammable grass alongside buildings and roadways. It’s designed to create fire breaks — lines of charred land — that ...

On a hot, dry November morning in 1961, flames from a trash pile on brushland north of Mulholland Drive were picked up by Santa Ana winds and swept across the canyons of one of Los Angeles’ wealthiest ...

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta has begun talks with Portage Township Trustee Brendan Clancy on creating a fire territory that would merge the city and South Haven fire departments and possibly others.

This behind-the-scenes video reveals the process of safely creating fire and smoke effects on set. From practical setups and controlled burns to smoke machines and post-production enhancement, it ...

Researchers have now discovered the earliest known instance of human-made fire, rewriting the timeline of when humans first created fire. The new discovery, in the village of Barnham, pushes the ...

The township will continue funding the four volunteer fire companies despite the rejection. The DCA suggested a paid fire department, but the township cited a high cost of $8-10 million annually. The ...