A statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the spread of more flammable ...

The court is asking Cal Fire to address potential ecological impacts of its wildfire prevention methods amid ongoing debates ...

California joins a regional group that will share resources to combat increasingly severe wildfires. Hotter temperatures and shifting weather patterns have intensified wildfire risk across the state; ...

California funds new research into firefighter cancer risks from urban wildfires. Study will track 3,500 firefighters over two years to analyze toxic exposures. Officials pursue upgraded regulations, ...

The firefighter died in the line of duty at the Bivens Creek Fire in Montana. A veteran firefighter has died while battling one of multiple major wildfires burning in the West, authorities said on ...

Less than a year after the most expensive and devastating wildfire in state history, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bipartisan bill that sought to raise salaries for California’s state ...

A fast growing brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles has forced thousands of people to evacuate as firefighters are working to get it under control. Hundreds of firefighters battled ...

The Pickett Fire in Northern California has charred at least 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) of Napa County. It was 13% contained by Monday morning, according to the California Department of ...