Blue Ridge relies on volunteer firefighters to answer 9-1-1 calls in the small town and it's large fire service district of unincorporated county land. People who call 911 expect help to arrive fast.

This advanced warning system enables firefighters to respond more quickly and accurately to any new fires and provide ongoing situational awareness during fire response. The camera installation is a ...

MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS. HE IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. SKY FIVE OVER A BRUSH FIRE IN MIDDLETON RIGHT NOW. LOOK HOW MUCH SMOKE IS POURING INTO THE SKY. AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN SMELL SMOKE EVERYWHERE.

A Texas case of H5N1 in a dairy worker revealed a virus capable of fatal transmission in ferrets, raising concerns about its ...

What used to be a storage unit has been converted into a state-of-the-art lab to detect wildfire smoke in wine grapes. "It's just a really cool looking lab, and this is where the nerdy side of me ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A wildfire burning in eastern Minnesota has forced the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to close around 4,500 acres of a state forest. The department says they're closing ...

A massive wildfire continues to ravage Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest, growing to over 75,000 acres as of Wednesday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Initially sparked by ...

As the wildfire season has stretched into fall, Ian Turner and 30,000 other firefighters have continued the battle across the West. “You stay heads-up, make sure you maintain situational ...

the World Health Organization says health-care workers are under enormous strain, taking on unprecedented numbers of injured people, while sometimes coming under fire themselves. The United ...

A wildfire started at the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in Pemberton Township, New Jersey, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 NBC Universal, Inc. Firefighters are battling a wildfire in Burlington County ...