Governor Gavin Newsom, facing nationwide criticism after the devastating Los Angeles fires, on Thursday signed an executive order to force many California homeowners to create a 5-foot ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering the state to speed up its rulemaking for wildfire safety around homes in fire-prone areas that ...

Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...

This article examines risks, explores essential safety measures and provides actionable insights for improving fire and explosion safety, with special focus on storage considerations for flammable, ...

Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ...

Rumpke said people and businesses often place flammable items, including oxygen tanks, propane tanks and lithium-ion batteries, inside the cans. In the aftermath of the explosion, the company ...

By Chris Conway Refuse trucks are indispensable in waste management, collecting vast quantities of refuse from urban and ...

They have also been urged to forgo nonnative, aggressively growing, highly flammable plants that take over space from native species, particularly after fires. But no expert believes even a Los ...

What are the most important types of fire safety equipment for homes? Smoke Alarms: Your First Line of Defense A smoke alarm detects fire at its earliest stage, so it is a critical component of any ...

LOS ANGELES—Barry Josephson enjoyed a peaceful life in his hilltop home in the Pacific Palisades, save for one constant worry: the highly flammable brush that clogged the surrounding government ...