The cause of the April 10 fire at a home in Edwards that left five people dead remains undetermined, but arson is not suspected, the Kern County Fire Department announced Wednesday night. However ...

A fire in Edwards has sparked questions about the availability of essential firefighting tools after locked hydrants hindered efforts to control the blaze.

Five people, all but one of them minors, died in a residential fire Thursday in Aerial Acres near Edwards, the Kern County Fire Department reported.

Stockton Fire Chief Richard Edwards has announced that he will step down as the head of the city's fire department at the end of July.

The cause of the April 10 fire at a home in Edwards that left five people dead remains undetermined, but arson is not suspected, the Kern County Fire Department announced Wednesday night.