SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows.

More than 100 homes were under mandatory evacuation orders in the city of Los Angeles, Jim McDonnell, the Los Angeles police ...

Watch Duty proved indispensable during the recent LA wildfires. John Mills, the app’s creator, wants it to be the one place ...

Cal Fire's new maps show Auburn increased its very high severity zone acreage to 800 this year compared to 326 acres a decade ...

Crews have rushed to clear out basins designed to catch mud, rocks and other debris from tumbling into neighborhoods as ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

Lithium–ion batteries have been making headlines since the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires broke out a month ago. From concerns about evacuating in an electric vehicle, to the challenges of ...

Funded in 2021, the Watch Duty wildfire alert application has grown from covering three California counties to covering 1,400 ...

The atmospheric river storm hitting Northern California is set to bring heavy rain to the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday, potentially triggering flooding. In the mountains, the National Weather ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.

Napa Sonoma Grocery Company in south Reno announced it will close permanently, following a roof fire that occurred on January 15. The Reno Fire Department extinguished the blaze, but the ...