The effort uses money from the State Homeland Security Program. State police say the goal is to make sure people are informed of emergencies that could happen in their neighborhoo ...

Firefighters in New York say a voluntary evacuation has helped them protect about 165 homes from a wildfire as officials in ...

Officials asked 130 families in Orange County, N.Y., to evacuate to a shelter as a precaution after the nearly-contained Jennings Creek Fire jumped a containment line. The move Saturday gave ...

Fire crews are still fighting the Jennings Creek wildfire, which has burned 5,304 acres as of Sunday evening. Progress was made throughout the day, with over 60,000 ...

Make an evacuation plan for your household in case of an emergency. To report a forest fire, call 911. Visit fema.gov to ...

In the aftermath of the “Garden Fire,” residents in the surrounding area are recognizing the importance of being prepared for emergencies.

Explore defined contribution plans such as 401(k)s, individual plans, such as Roth and traditional IRAs, plus plans for self-employed people, such as SEP and SIMPLE IRAs. Many, or all, of the ...

In a 4 p.m. news conference on Wednesday, Ventura County officials updated the public on the status and speed of the Mountain Fire, as well as the crews’ plans to prioritize lives and safety ...

Andrew Dowd, a county fire spokesperson, said he did not have details of how many structures had been damaged.

Work on the relocation of a Durham University college has accelerated as plans for new signage have been lodged with the council. The application, filed by Chris Hindmarch on behalf of the ...

PLANS to alter a Carlisle shop front in the city centre have been lodged with Cumberland Council's planning department. The application is for the former House of Fraser building in English Street ...