Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Modesto Fire Department is hosting a Dozer Operations Academy — five days of simulated and live fire training — at the Turlock ...

Imagine your Los Angeles neighborhood is on fire. The wildfire creeps closer. You pack your bags, ready to flee. But then—through the smoke—you hear the roar of a diesel engine. A massive, tracked ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — When CAL FIRE crews respond to a wildfire, some of the most important work happens on the ground, carving out space where flames can’t move forward. One of the key tools ...

News outlets around the world are diligently covering the destruction caused by the deadly wildfires afflicting much of Southern California at the moment. Throughout this horrific and ongoing tragedy ...

SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Firefighters in Smith County are using specialized dozers equipped with plows and blades to help fight fires. Battalion Chief Raymond Murillo of Smith County Emergency ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. — Fort Hunter Liggett recently provided three heavy equipment operators and two firefighters for a 12-day deployment to support the Madre Fire in the Los Padres National Forest’s ...

Williamson County ESD No. 9 unveiled new wildland firefighting vehicles and equipment for the Sam Bass Fire Department to strengthen wildfire response in the fast‑growing area.