In an urgent response to the escalating Ridge Fire, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office has mandated an evacuation ...

Santa Barbara County firefighters are battling a brush fire in the Hollister Ridge area that broke out late Saturday night.

A 31-year-old Michigan woman is accused of restraining her 4-year-old daughter and disabled sister and leaving them overnight.

Lack of electricity after a storm might mean someone can’t power their wheelchair or critical medical equipment or ...

In preparing for oil and gas spills, disaster officials should ensure evacuation sites and vehicles are accessible.

Florida is bracing for Tropical Storm Helene, which could make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane this week. Here's what to ...

When it comes to evacuating from the path of a major storm like Helene, some residents in hurricane-prone areas — like first ...

Power was out for more than 2 million customers across the Southeast and southern Appalachia on Sunday. Residents in hard-hit ...

The warning, clearly referring to identification of post-mortem remains, was aimed at people who ignored mandatory evacuation orders and warnings about the storm's oncoming wallop. It's hard to ...

Just over one week later, Friday, aided by the temperature drop, it was 42% contained at 23,519 acres, and some mandatory evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings, according to Cal Fire ...

Please, please, please take any evacuation orders seriously!" And the storm surge threat isn't limited to where landfall is expected in the Big Bend area — the entire Gulf Coast faces the threat.

Those within half a mile of the rail yard were told to leave the area. Officials in Hamilton County, Ohio, on Wednesday, lifted the evacuation order that was put in place the night before over a ...