Device that attaches to fire hose can provide quick, targeted suppression of flames or dust, says its inventor.

What started as a brush fire in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills burned more than 40 acres of vegetation and threatened major landmarks as it kicked off a wave of evacuation orders and warnings.

As per an earlier report, the total cost of wildfires in the United States is between $394 billion to $893 billion each year.

Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for the Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley community of Sylmar as progress is made by firefighters, authorities said Thursday. The rapidly expanding ...

Cooler temperatures and higher humidity assisted firefighters in their effort to suppress and contain the blaze, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters' suppression efforts and the wet weather ...

according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "By no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods," Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a press conference around 4 p.m. "I ...

A fire broke out at the border of Los Angeles ... “The challenging terrain and persistent winds complicate suppression activities, necessitating heightened vigilance from residents and adherence ...

"Winds are in our favor in that area, so it looks really good," said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Operations ... with weakened immune systems are most vulnerable and ...

BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANK YOU. WELL, THIS MORNING, SACRAMENTO FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF A LARGE LATE NIGHT FIRE AT A HOME IN MIDTOWN. THIS HAPPENED LATE ...

By Jackie Strause Managing Editor, East Coast The sixth blaze, the Sunset Fire, broke out Wednesday night in Los Angeles, endangering iconic landmark the Hollywood Bowl. Flames broke out in Runyon ...

according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire). Ethan Swope/AP The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles ...