LAGUNA WOODS, Calif., April 23 (UPI) -- Authorities in California said firefighters performed artificial respiration on a cat rescued from a blaze until it began to breathe on its own.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Cooler temperatures and a lull in the winds Monday allowed Southern California firefighters to make more progress against a trio of devastating wildfires.
BOX ELDER, Utah, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Utah fire officials said Tuesday crews have contained a 1,600-acre wildfire burning in the northwestern corner of the state.
ESCALANTE, Utah, June 19 (UPI) -- A wildfire burning in a national forest in southern Utah was about 45 percent contained Thursday, firefighters said.
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 24 (UPI) -- A grass fire near a commercial building in Anaheim caused a chemical tank to burst, forcing the evacuation of dozens of businesses late Sunday.
GRANGEMOUTH, Scotland, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A union leader has complained about firefighters having to make four visits in one week to move an obese man in Scotland.
MARTINEZ, Calif., July 21 (UPI) -- A house fire in the San Francisco suburbs Saturday killed the couple who lived there and two firefighters.
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 12 (UPI) -- Some 800 firefighters have been called into service recently to help battle the hillside fire threatening portions of Southern California.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A stubborn brush fire that swept through an Orange County canyon is nearly contained, California authorities said Sunday. The Sierra fire, which began nearly a week ago in Santa Ana Mountains, has consumed 10,854 acres, the Los Angeles Times reported.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Firefighters who spent three days trying to contain wildfires in Ventura County, Calif., were trying to contain a 1,100 acre fire near Burbank.
