The state land department kicked off its 10th Wildfire & Drought Lookout awareness campaign with a news conference at 11 a.m. Wednesday on Kauai.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- As summer heats up, so does Hawaii's fire season. "Our new reality is that wildfire risk is here to ...

A major brush fire at Schofield Barracks burned 570 acres but is 50% contained as the U.S. Army and federal firefighters ...

A new lawsuit claims State Hospital leaders retaliated against a psychiatrist for speaking out about staffing issues and dangerous work conditions.

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Crews with Walton County Fire Rescue along with the Florida Forest Service are on the scene of a large brush fire in DeFuniak Springs Wednesday. Officials say ...

The appointment of Dori Booth as Hawaii’s first state fire marshal in more than 45 years marks a historic return to centralized administration of statewide fire protection. Gov. Josh Green announced ...

Hawaii’s Legislature abolished a prior Office of the State Fire Marshal in 1979, leaving counties to largely handle fire safety for the last 46 years. Hawaii also had been the only state without ...

Above, a home stands untouched by flames amid buildings burned by wildfire in Lahaina on Aug. 11, 2023. The wildfires that tore across Maui killed 102 people. In January an advisory team formed by ...

Firefighters in Murrieta battled a brush fire, shutting down nearby streets Monday. The blaze was reported Monday afternoon near Jefferson Avenue and Guava Street, blocks away from Murrieta Hot ...

Gov. Josh Green on Monday named Dori Booth to the role, reestablishing the position that was dissolved in 1979. The move follows recommendations from independent investigations into the deadly ...