The city of Los Angeles repeatedly approved development in fire-prone areas in violation of state standards for safe evacuation and firefighter access, a lawsuit alleges. The city has a long history ...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, on Saturday, March 25, 1911, was one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history. The fire resulted in the deaths of ...

Firefighters respond to a five-alarm fire in a row of apartment buildings in Queens, N.Y., on Jan. 6. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS) A New Year’s celebration in the Swiss Alps turned ...

Department of Administrative Services Commissioner Michelle Halloran Gilman and State Fire Marshal Lauri Volkert answer questions about the state fire and building code before the legislative ...