In a case that calls into question plant clearing techniques that have become fundamental to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, the ...

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; ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Evacuation orders were lifted Friday evening in parts of Southern California as firefighters battling the Canyon Fire made progress taming the blaze. The fire has scorched an estimated 5,370 acres and ...

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

A veteran firefighter has died while battling one of multiple major wildfires burning in the West, authorities said on Monday. The firefighter died on Sunday afternoon when he suffered a cardiac ...