PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An underground fire caused a blackout in Philadelphia's University City section Tuesday morning. Around 4:15 a.m., PECO said it was experiencing an issue with underground cables ...

And all of the ignition points that humans brought in—power lines, heavy equipment, cars, cigarette butts—started more fires than the land was adapted to handle. Southern California’s chaparral needs ...

Chris Kobos and Dennis Ross explain how geographic information systems can determine whether emergency response facilities ...

One person has died and another person was injured in a house fire in Philadelphia's Kensington section early Monday morning.

The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building regulations focused on fire safety. While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners ...