The California infernos were baptism by fire in Washington politics for Reps. Luz Rivas, George Whitesides and Laura Friedman.

PALOS PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A large fire gutted a house in the south suburbs on Monday evening, police said. Fire officials say around 4:30 p.m., an officer on patrol spotted the fire at the home ...

Firefighters responded quickly to a fire that killed three people inside a two-story home in Colonie on Monday.

If one of those lands on anything close to a home, "now you've got a fire right up next to your house," he said. As far too many Americans have learned in the past few years, "fires leap-frog ...

"We just came through a real big ice storm in 2021 ... it prevents the flow of smoke in the chimney and can spark a house fire rapidly. Besides frequent chimney cleaning, Fisk recommends not ...