When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.

Conrad "Connie" Kalitta's air transport company is lending a hand to keep the air tankers battling the blazes.

After months of speculation, the White House has confirmed that the drones spotted over New Jersey late last year were part of FAA-authorized research. However, local officials, including Belleville Mayor Michael Melham and Congressman Josh Gottheimer,

Within days of the devastating Los Angeles-area fires breaking out, a benefit concert was in the works. It’s already raised millions for relief efforts.

A drone is now the first responder to ‘unknown type fire’ calls — frequently those set by homeless people — in the city of San Bernardino.

Richard Berger, 72, died Saturday evening in a house fire in Deering, the state's chief medical examiner said Tuesday. Berger's cause of death has not been released and the state fire marshal is still investigating how the deadly fire started.

One thing that was impossible to miss -- as fires raged through L.A. -- was the fight from the air. Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever.

The couple, who rose to stardom on "The Hills," filed the lawsuit Tuesday along with more than 20 other property owners and residents who were affected by the Palisades Fire.

Los Angeles County’s latest major wildfire burns more than 10,000 acres near Castaic Lake as new Laguna Fire forces campus to evacuate

Quick calculations, coordination, communication and feedback were key in helping helicopter pilots hit their spots.

Hughes fire has scorched more than 10,000 acres near the Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita, as high-winds fan flames

The Hughes Fire burned some 10,176 acres but that figure held steady throughout the day as 4,000 firefighters dropped water and retardant from the air and used hand tools and hoses on the ground.