The robotics program for the San Bernadino County, CA, Fire Department is making its new drone the first responder for fires. KCAL News got a first-hand look the department’s new pilot program. San ...

The Melbourne Fire Department Awards and Promotional Ceremony was held on February 7 to honor Melbourne firefighters.

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) -- Local CAL FIRE units are beginning to adapt to a shift from a traditional fire season to a fire year. CAL FIRE BEU San Benito-Monterey is bringing in their seasonal ...

Metro Fire of Sacramento shared a video of their firefighters reviving a cat after it was rescued from a house fire. At 8 a.m., Fire crews from Metro Fire and the ...

A deputy saved a woman trapped in her submerged car after it ended up in a flooded creek. See the dramatic rescue caught on camera.

The Petaluma Fire Department is slated to receive a donation – a used firetruck – from the Marin County Fire Department in order to round out its fleet and bolster its firefighting capabilities.

Mutual aid from neighboring city, county and state fire departments, normally available to help bolster the response, can be quickly overwhelmed by a rapidly expanding inferno. And investigations ...

For example, the county fire department has three water tenders, other local fire agencies have about 10 and the water district has one, Weber said. In larger emergencies, private water tender ...

“Water systems cannot handle that kind of demand,” said Chief Jason Weber of the Marin County Fire Department. For the Marin Municipal Water District, preparations began years ago with its ...

A day earlier, the Ventura County Fire Department had shifted resources in case flames made a run into local areas, Deputy Fire Chief Chad Cook said. "We have numerous folks that are actually out ...

A red flag warning remains in effect until 10 a.m. Friday," Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said. "It remains a difficult fire to contain, although we are getting the ...