The emergency declaration, coordinated with the city of Dunnellon, comes as officials estimate 30,000 to 40,000 railroad ties ...

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Residents packed Dunnellon City Hall to demand answers after a railroad tie fire, raising concerns about safety, ...

PACIFIC PALISADES - Fire officials in Ventura County say a destructive 2024 wildfire may have started as a smaller, earlier fire that was believed to be contained - a sequence that mirrors what ...

A large stockpile of chemically-treated railroad ties caught fire on Sunday morning in Marion County, sending huge plumes of potentially irritating smoke into the air.

EUSTIS, Fla. — Florida’s State Fire Marshal is investigating an explosion that took place at a Eustis jewelry store Thursday morning, sending one person to the hospital. According to city officials, ...

A historic snowstorm has blanketed eastern North Carolina, creating dangerous travel conditions on roads and bridges in ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a 29-year-old-man charged with sparking what eventually became the deadly Palisades Fire in California to be held without bond. Jonathan ...

SB 1230 sets a July 1, 2028, deadline to ban the possession and use of the toxic firefighting foam containing PFAS in Florida ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis began his push to reduce Florida property taxes through a constitutional amendment last year. He has not ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A tractor-trailer fire on Jan. 7 temporarily stopped all southbound traffic on Florida’s Turnpike in northern St. Lucie County, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies went to ...

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida deputies charged a Lehigh Acres teenager with attempted murder after he reportedly used a propane tank to set a home on fire on Jan. 3 while people were sleeping ...