Forward progress on Pleasanton fire stopped at 1,000 acres, firefighter injured

A wildfire near Pleasanton grew beyond 1,000 acres Tuesday night, injuring a firefighter as authorities began lifting some ...

Crews battling vegetation fire north of Hollister, near Highway 152

The fire began burning near Highway 152 and Lovers Lane in Santa Clara County, and Cal Fire's incident page stated it had ...

Brush fire burns 140 acres near Perris as Riverside County firefighters work to quell flames

Riverside County firefighters battled a brush fire burning near Perris on Tuesday afternoon. The blaze, which was dubbed the Rider Fire by firefighters, was reported at around 1:30 p.m. near Rider ...

Dog missing for weeks rescued after being found swimming alone, attacked by seagulls

A tiny dog that was missing for weeks was rescued from San Francisco Bay after first responders spotted it swimming alone and ...

NASA is flying planes into wildfires to try and figure out how they make their own thunderstorms

Clouds from wildfires can create firenadoes and produce thousands of lightning strikes that generate even more fires ...

NASA is flying planes into wildfires. Here’s why

NASA says it’s planning to fly planes into dangerous wildfire-generated storms this summer to help improve forecasting – and potentially save lives. Major wildfires across the ...

Pleasanton-area wildfire burns more than 1,000 acres, 40% contained

Firefighters on Tuesday battled a fast-moving wildfire near Pleasanton that quickly spread to 1,007 acres, forcing hundreds ...

Where are the fires burning in Northern CA? Latest on Biscar, Rumsey, Chute fires

Crews are battling the 58,878-acre Biscar Fire in Lassen County, the 450-acre Rumsey Fire near the Colusa-Yolo county line ...