Bushfires threatened dozens of rural towns in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside. Temperatures are forecast to soar ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The City of Minneapolis unveiled a new plaque to honor a civil rights leader. Ron Edwards was instrumental in desegregating the Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD) in the 1970s, an effort ...

AND WEATHERWATCH 12 MOLLY. THANK YOU. MILWAUKEE FIREFIGHTERS WORKING THROUGH THE FRIGID COLD THIS MORNING RESPONDING TO A HOUSE FIRE IN THE CITY’S BAYVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER 8:00 ...

Record-high early December temperatures, strong winds and a high fuel load built up over several wet years created the conditions for catastrophic fires last week in parts of New South Wales (NSW) and ...

South Australian firefighter Peter Curtis has been remembered for his courage and kindness in a funeral service in the state's mid north. The 65-year-old died while attending a scrub fire on the eyre ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A firefighter has died battling blazes that have destroyed around 40 homes in two Australian states, officials said Monday. The 59-year-old man was struck by a falling tree ...

A firefighter has been killed and about 40 homes destroyed after fast-moving bushfires swept through communities in New South Wales (NSW) and Tasmania over the past few days, according to officials.