He has also been an active exempt firefighter with the West Hamilton Beach Fire Department, for 18 years. Organizer Frank Festa called Abouricheh one of the best dispatchers on the job. “He wears his ...

A person has been forced from their home after a well pump house caught fire and extended to the house in Indiana. Union City firefighters responded at 2:18 p.m. on Wednesday to the 1300 block of ...

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry ...

A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to ...

The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic, which sent thousands fleeing this week, was more than 95% contained Sunday with all mandatory evacuation orders lifted.

“we know we’re on our own — we can’t rely on the fire department to help us,” she said. “I’m now determined to put in a pond or pool with a remote pump system for next time.” ...

LATEST Jan. 23, 8:45 a.m. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County continued to burn Thursday morning, but locals and first responders had some reason for optimism despite ...

Containment: The fire was 98% contained as of Monday evening. It has burned about 10,400 acres. Evacuations: All evacuations have been lifted. Shovel in hand, Hendrena Martin dug through the ruins ...

Update: As of late Thursday morning, local authorities had lifted the remaining Ventura County evacuation warnings related to the Hughes Fire. Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation ...

Strong winds returned this week, leading meteorologists to issue red flag warnings advising people of critical fire weather. Firefighters have made significant progress fighting the largest ...