Lawsuit: Pollution from Louisiana Fire Making Residents Sick September 26, 2013 About a dozen Slaughter, La., residents allege respiratory problems and diminished property values in a lawsuit filed in the wake...
California Faces Longer, Tough Wildfire Season August 12, 2013 By Amy Taxin and Raquel Maria Dillon California truly is the Golden State this summer – golden brown – and that has fire officials worried heading into...
California City Sues Chevron Over Refinery Fire August 6, 2013 Richmond is suing Chevron for damages from a massive fire that shut down the energy giant’s refinery at the San...
FEMA Approves Aid For Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast August 5, 2013 By Will Weissert The Federal Emergency Management Agency reversed its previous decision and approved additional funding to help rebuild the small Texas town...
New Law Means New Penalties For Minnesota Arsonists July 31, 2013 Costly-to-fight wildfires that are intentionally set in Minnesota will soon carry tougher penalties under a new law. The enhanced arson...
Pipe Company Suing Liberty Mutual Insurance over 2012 Arkansas Fire July 30, 2013 A fire that broke out at Welspun Pipes Inc.’s Little Rock, Ark., facility last year could cost the plant $14.5...
Lawsuit Planned In Fluke Oregon Hospital Fire July 24, 2013 The family of a Klamath Falls girl who was burned in a fluke fire at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Oregon...
No Heat Technology On Rig That Hit SFO Asiana Survivor July 23, 2013 The fire rig that ran over and killed a 16-year-old Asiana Airlines crash survivor was not equipped with heat sensing...
Estimated $13 Million Loss In Washington Apartment Fire July 17, 2013 The three-alarm fire in Pullman, Wash. destroyed four apartment buildings and a club house that would have been worth about...
Tougher Fire Restrictions Planned In 7 New Mexico Counties June 6, 2013 The Bureau of Land Management plans to impose tougher fire restrictions across seven counties in central New Mexico starting Monday....