Australian authorities are launching naval and air rescue operations along the country's southeast coast as deadly wildfires intensify, stranding residents and tourists in towns that may be wiped out by Saturday.
Australia's prime minister says Sydney's iconic New Year's Eve fireworks will go ahead despite the wildfire crisis to show the world Australia’s resiliency. Authorities meanwhile braced for conditions to deteriorate with high temperatures.
Utah firefighters are among the U.S. federal and state personnel who have traveled to Australia to help stop brush fires that have prompted a national emergency.
Ellenborough Lewis, the koala who shot to internet fame after being rescued last week from massive wildfires that engulfed the Australian state of New South Wales, has died.
The head of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. told angry California lawmakers Monday that the nation’s largest electric utility wasn’t fully prepared for the effects of its unprecedented outages last month even as it plans to shut off power to more than half a million people again this week to prevent wildfires.
"Wherever they need us, that's where we'll be," that's what Unified Fire Authority spokesman Ryan Love is saying as crews from Utah are in California to help battle wildfires burning across the state.
At least 20 seniors with wheelchairs and walkers were essentially trapped, in the dark, in a low-income apartment complex in Northern California during a two-day power shut-off aimed at warding off wildfires.
Dangerously windy weather sweeping through the state brought power outages to Northern California as the state's largest utility staged blackouts designed to prevent catastrophic wildfires.
Hot, dry winds sweeping into Southern California raised concerns that the region's largest utility could widen power shut-offs Friday to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires, as a new blaze swept through the San Fernando Valley's northern foothills.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A new public safety measure implemented by Rocky Mountain Power may come into play for the first time. Customers in Cedar City could temporarily be without service, but the company says it’s for the greater good. Earlier this summer, a power shutoff protocol was initiated in areas that feature a high […]
Containment around the Francis Fire is expected to go way up as crews are still putting lines around it. However, mudslides may present further problems.
Helicopters are still dropping water on hot spots caused by the Francis Fire above Fruit Heights, in Davis County, Utah. The fire was 20 percent contained by six p.m. Tuesday.
A wildfire burning near the border of Fruit Heights and Kaysville forced crews to evacuate hikers from the popular Adams Canyon Trail and about 20 nearby homes.