A trio of satellites set to launch early Tuesday will give wildland firefighters more time to respond and scientists more ...

Dozens of Cal Fire firefighters and firefighting equipment were deployed to Colorado​ on Saturday to assist crews battling ...

A STRIKE TEAM from Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit is being dispatched to Colorado on orders from Gov. Gavin Newsom to aid ...

Mckean Fire initially started 2:46 p.m. July 5 on McKean Road, New Almaden in Santa Clara County, California. By Monday morning, 15.6 acres of land had been consumed by it. As of Monday morning, the ...

A video circulating on social media appeared to show a lit barbecue grill near burning vegetation on the Smittle Creek Trail.

But an ominous new trend is reshaping forest fire behavior. Not only have the number and size of fires grown in recent ...

Two fires are in challenging terrain, officials say. An air quality alert has been issued for parts of Southern California.

Amid the mild weather, California's fuels continue drying.

After late-spring rain, and with an El Niño brewing, experts say the outlook for the summer is especially complicated. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. She is based in ...

Wildfire survivors from Paradise and other wildfires are seeking fuller restitution for utility-caused fire losses.

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