With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...

Crews are monitoring the Wades Gap area to make sure the flames stay behind the fire lines. Many folks credit the emergency ...

The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained. The fire has burned about 220 acres in total since breaking ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WTVD) -- It appears that people still recovering from Helene in western North Carolina can't catch a break.

As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication between first responders, government administrators, third-party companies and ...

A variety of new technologies aim to improve wildfire detection and help map the spread of blazes Embers from the Eaton Fire ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.

The Montezuma County Public Alerts System notified residents of fire equipment activity on U.S. Highway 160 from Mancos Hill ...