Multiple wildfires are burning across California, fueled by high temperatures, dry winds, and low humidity. Cooler weather and coastal fog are aiding firefighting efforts in some areas, but conditions ...

Sep. 19—For generations, fire lookout towers stood as landmarks across the American West. Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before ...

Multiple wildfires that have been dubbed the TCU September Lightning Complex in Northern California have consumed nearly 12,000 acres as of the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 3 after the state ...

Cal Fire says the Bay Area is now heading into peak wildfire season. That change will likely be due to warmer and dryer weather on the way. Cal Fire says it has an arsenal of the latest technologies ...

After lightning sparked fires across the Sierra Nevada foothills, evacuations were ordered Tuesday for several communities along Highway 4. California county sues fire truck, equipment makers for ...

State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities. In some cases, homeowners in those zones will now have to comply with ...

Saratoga City Council approved a new map that extends the boundary of the Wildland Urban Interface, or WUI, to encapsulate Cal Fire’s changes to the city’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone map. Related ...

The entire state of California is now fully free of any drought or dryness, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The last ...