The fire began after a man's sailboat crashed into the rocks on the island, according to the Coast Guard. He reportedly fired emergency flares to signal for help before he was rescued.

Investigators are looking into whether an SOS flare from a shipwrecked mariner started the Santa Rosa Island Fire off California's coast.

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating after receiving multiple search and rescue hoax transmissions this week. At 3:51 p.m., Wednesday, Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Command Center received ...

Two 19-year-old hikers who went winter camping were rescued near Eugene, Oregon, by the U.S. Coast Guard after signaling for help by writing an "SOS" sign in the snow, officials said. CBS affiliate ...