The Ventura County Sheriff's homeless liaison unit has started using drones to help find fires at homeless encampments in ...

Two suspects were arrested for allegedly starting a fire in Ventura County. The suspects were identified as Michael McCullar, ...

A fight over fire response in Santa Clara County has sparked threats of service disruptions and put firefighter jobs in flux.

Santa Clara County is suing over a dozen companies for exposing residents to the toxic “Forever Chemicals.” Lawyers claim the ...

We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire ...

In the Bay Area, county fire department staffing levels per 1,000 people are 1.06 at Santa Clara, 1.36 at Alameda and 0.65 at Contra Costa. California also has fewer volunteer firefighters ...

In the Bay Area, two of the largest city fire departments are stretched, raising questions about their ability to protect ...

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – Two Ventura men were arrested Monday evening for felony arson while tending a fire in the Santa Clara Riverbed south of Olivas Links Golf Course. On Feb. 3, around 6 p.m ...

Redwood City announced last week the appointment of Baraka Carter as its new fire chief.

The CZU inferno destroyed about 700 homes in Santa Cruz County. Of those, 127 residences have been rebuilt and another 134 are under construction, according to the county.

If things go as planned, the south end of Palo Alto will face a massive transformation and residential growth in the coming ...