One person was killed, another remains missing and several others were injured after a four-alarm fire tore through a private home in Queens on Monday, FDNY officials said. Assistant Chief David Simms ...

Smoke and CO alarms are designed to provide early warning in an emergency. If a detector remains silent, people can lose ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Four people, including two Chicago firefighters, were injured in an extra-alarm fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Thursday morning. The flames erupted around 5 a.m. and ...

When a fire burned aboard the world’s biggest aircraft carrier in March as it took part in operations against Iran, the US Navy released a short statement saying the blaze had been “contained,” that ...

GROTON, Conn. (WFSB) - A massive fire forced over 50 residents from their homes and left two firefighters injured at a Groton apartment complex early Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to Ledges ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

The Boston Fire Department is mourning the loss of a veteran firefighter killed in the line of duty. Robert J. Kilduff Jr. died while battling a house fire in Dorchester Saturday night. He fell from a ...

More than 43,000 Simi Valley residents are under evacuation orders, while hundreds of others under evacuation warnings wait to see if they are next as the stubborn, wind-whipped Sandy Fire continues ...

Evacuation orders and warnings remained in effect Tuesday after a wind-driven brush fire destroyed at least one home and threatened other buildings in a Simi Valley neighborhood and carried potential ...

OUR JENNIFER JOINS US LIVE JENNIFER. YEAH. CERTAINLY A GOOD NEWS THAT NO ONE HERE WAS HURT. REMARKABLE GIVEN THE SIZE OF THIS FIRE. TAKE A LOOK. CREWS ARE BOARDING UP THIS BUILDING. THAT IS WHERE THE ...

The devastating fire in Belleville reached 12 alarms, but what exactly does that mean? When officials say a blaze “escalated to a 12-alarm fire,” the phrase can sound dramatic but for many, the ...