The man could not find the cat carrier while trying to evacuate the building and instead grabbed a grocery bag.

As a cover for going on Survivor, Jeremiah Ing told nearly everyone in his life that he was climbing Mount Everest. But he ...

Matthew Childress arrived at Matt’s El Rancho, an Austin restaurant, on Sept. 4 with mixed feelings of anticipation and grief. He greeted the other parents with hugs. This group had largely been ...

KERR COUNTY, Texas — The emergency plan at Camp Mystic, where 27 girls died during the July Texas Hill Country floods, was a single page and did not address the evacuation of campers, according to a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Poor communications and inadequate planning contributed to delayed evacuation orders as the deadly Eaton fire ...

A fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building on Monday evening, causing significant damage to one unit and prompting temporary evacuations. Fire crews, who responded around 7:30 p.m., initially ...

FEMA has declared September as National Preparedness Month. It's a reminder that it's never too early to prepare for an emergency or natural disaster. This is especially true when living along the ...

A fire broke out at a Portland assisted living facility in Northeast Portland on Sunday, leaving one person with life-threatening burns and setting off a scramble to evacuate dozens of residents.

Local fire crews are launching a sweeping effort to prevent future wildfires in the Santa Monica Mountains. It entails using both animals and machines to create fire breaks — a controversial solution ...

HOUSTON — Twenty years ago, Hurricane Rita triggered the largest and deadliest evacuation in U.S. history. More than 3.7 million people fled Houston and southeast Texas as the storm approached, ...

Firefighters snuffed a fire at a building in downtown Weed that prompted evacuation orders and warnings throughout much of the Siskiyou County town on Sunday afternoon. The Main Fire is out as of 4 ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials said this morning that they have authorized the use of federal funds to help the state of Hawaii combat the Holomua Fire on Maui, which led to emergency ...