There were tense moments early Monday morning as Omaha fire crews responded to a house fire southwest Douglas County.

A “major explosion” ripped through a building at Parker Lord Corp. in Saegertown at around 10:40 a.m. Sunday in an incident ...

A “major explosion” ripped through a building at Parker Lord Corp. in Saegertown at around 10:40 a.m. Sunday in an incident ...

Firefighters arrived at a Tanglewood home within five minutes of a 911 call. Crews soon reported a problem: They didn’t have water.

Could balloon-like water tanks help California prepare for fires? Some call an energy company’s “Water Trees” a game-changing ...

NIU STEAM is back to fight a five-alarm blaze burning with question marks: Why can't salt water be used to put out forest fires?

From concerns about evacuating in an electric vehicle, to the challenges of cleaning up lithium-ion batteries, we spoke with experts about how society grapples with worsening disasters largely fueled ...

Fighting fire usually involves water or foam, but they can be messy and environmentally destructive. Engineers at Ohio State ...

San Luis Obispo County recently filed an appeal on decision by a federal judge who ruled late last year the county must release more water from Lopez Lake in order to help protect the endangered ...

XPRIZE competition strives to end the kind of destructive wildfires that destroyed entire Los Angeles neighbourhoods this ...

The East Berlin Area Joint Authority recently issued a notice to its customers about elevated levels of PFOA detected in one of the system's wells.

On behalf of the water managers across the state, we extend our deepest sympathy to all those affected by this catastrophe. We recognize the importance of learning lessons from these events to better ...