A Cal Fire captain has been arrested after a woman and a child died in a shooting in Cameron Park, the El Dorado County Sheriff said Friday.

In the wake of a deadly fireworks explosion that killed seven people in Esparto, Cal Fire on Friday permanently revoked the state licenses of both companies operating at the blast site, citing multiple violations and escalating its criminal investigation.

Cal Fire is deploying crews from Butte County to assist in combating several wildfires across the state. A strike team has been dispatched to the Coyote Fire in

A Cal Fire captain was arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of a woman and a young boy in Cameron Park, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office announced .

Darin McFarlin, 47, was taken into custody in Mono County early Friday hours after the fatal shooting of a woman and child in their Cameron Park home

The California State Fire Marshal’s Office said it revoked pyrotechnic licenses of the individuals and companies involved with the Esparto fireworks facility that exploded last month, killing seven people.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Office of the State Fire Marshal revoked the licenses of Devastating Pyrotechnics Inc. following a July 1 fireworks explosion that killed seven people in a warehouse in Yolo County,

The 2020 California wildfires, fueled by climate change and dry lightning, scorched over 4 million acres and reshaped how the state prepares for a future of extreme fire risk.

The closure of one of the most notorious stretches of California highway, delayed earlier this month because of the Gifford Fire, is now slated to take place next week before Labor Day weekend.