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5:56 p.m. Dec. 5, 2025: Updated with more details from police and fire departments. A woman was arrested and faces felony charges after she allegedly poked holes in a fire hose as Dallas Fire-Rescue ...

When a photographer donated two drones to Cal Fire’s San Benito-Monterey Unit in 2021, the act of generosity launched a drone program that would break records and save lives. A team of Cal Fire drone ...

Cal Fire has filed a complaint against Orange County and two Public Works employees seeking to recoup nearly $32 million in costs associated with last year’s Airport fire. The state agency filed in ...

Dallas Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a house fire in the 2900 block of Prosperity Avenue just before 1 a.m. Friday. When they arrived on scene, crews found heavy fire in the one-story house, fire ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's a new day and a new fire station for CAL FIRE. Firehouse 72, stationed off Millerton Road and Saubrice Avenue in Fresno County, held a grand opening on Thursday.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY – Fire crews are revealing new details about what happened during the devastating September Lightning Complex Fire. At a meeting Monday, officials laid out how stretched resources were ...

At today’s Seattle City Council meeting, I will be voting against the proposed collective bargaining agreement with the Seattle Police Officers Guild. I want to be clear about this upfront because ...

As the Central Valley has experienced thick fog, being called “Tule Fog,” the statewide CAL FIRE agency and local California Highway Patrol office issued warnings for drivers on Thursday morning. On ...