GRAND RAPIDS, MI — In the old fire station exhibit at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, Dave Tiesma can claim to have used some of the artifacts — a table and a brass fire pole. He laughs while ...

Evidence of events that occurred centuries before they were written down can be preserved on an ancient tree stump. Researchers may identify when a tree survived a burn and recreate how frequently ...

January is often cited as a cold, cruel month and nowhere is that seen more than the fire service. The U.S. Fire Service has seen several tragedies that have taken the lives of many firefighters in ...

Much of the fire-ravaged community on the island of Maui has been cleared of debris. But for a town steeped in history, there are thorny questions about what the future should look like. The Lahaina ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- On the night of Sunday, Oct. 8, 1871, a fire broke out in or near a barn on what we would now call Chicago's Near West Side. Popular legend that generations of Chicagoans were taught ...

PULGA — As the Dixie Fire roars into its 16th day, it is not only the largest fire currently in the state but it is now officially the second largest fire to impact Butte County in its history. On the ...