Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Francisco Fire Department firefighters test the city's Emergency Firefighting Water System on Thursday at Aquatic Cove. (Lea ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The deadly wildfires in January revealed the limitations of Southern California’s water systems. When the ...

[Associated Press, 13 July] The pilot of a firefighting helicopter tackling a wildfire near Long Lake, Washington state, USA, inadvertently scooped water from a defunct uranium mine tailings pond on 2 ...

A minor earthquake that shook the Bay Area Thursday morning was a fitting prelude as San Francisco officials gathered to watch the city demonstrate its unique system for fighting fires in the event of ...