Cal Fire crews spread throughout the state early Tuesday as 11 wildfires of at least 300 acres continued to burn. Two Northern California fires that started Monday grew particularly fast, each ...

The agency has nearly doubled its fire protection staff since 2019, from 5,829 to 10,741 positions, and nearly doubled its fire protection budget from $2 billion to $3.8 billion.

Cal Fire, California's lead state firefighting agency, on Thursday April 24, 2025 unveiled a new C-130 tanker plane, shown here in April at McClellan Airtanker Base near Sacramento, that it ...

Breaking News Map: Gifford Fire grows 10,000 acres overnight to become California’s biggest wildfire of 2025 News Crime and Public Safety Crashes and Disasters ...

The Madre Fire has become California ’s largest wildfire of the year after it spread to more than 52,000 acres in under 48 hours. In a historic year of deadly brush fires for the state, the ...

"Everything is burning," one survivor said of the raging Park Fire in California, as officials say the state's wildfire activity is already 2,816% higher this year than in 2023.

Update: Gifford Fire burns 5,000 acres in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County Updated August 1, 2025 10:51 PM Fires ...

Frontage Fire initially started 4:18 p.m. July 20 in San Bernardino County, California. After being active for three days, it has burned 50 acres, an increase of four acres since the last update ...