LIVERMORE, Calif. (KGO) -- Over 250 firefighters are battling a wind-driven brush fire that has burned 2,500 acres and is only five percent contained. The fire is burning east of Livermore in ...

Gary Kinney suffered serious burns Friday when he went to burn brush using a container of fuel he thought was low-grade diesel. The fuel container flared up and an explosion resulted, according to ...

New York state has issued a burn ban for the next two weeks because of a lingering drought that has led to a high wildfire ...

A New York statewide annual ban on burning residential brush went into effect Sunday and will continue until May 14, due to warming temperatures that increase risk of wildfires. Open burning of debris ...

It may not seem like it with the chilly temperatures and fresh snowfall on the ground, but the area remains under significant drought conditions. And local fire officials are urging residents to use ...