In the summer of 2025, wildfires in California are projected to be average to more severe depending on where you live in the ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is the state's primary wildland firefighting agency, protecting over 31 million acres of California's privately owned wildlands.

Money for more year-round firefighters and increased pay for inmate firefighters could hinge on state’s fiscal health.

Maps that more than double the local area included in fire hazard severity zones are expected to take effect in July for ...

As the 2025 fire season approaches, CAL FIRE is taking a proactive step to modernize its systems by launching a wildfire ...

Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

A couple whose home was damaged in the Palisades fire filed a lawsuit Monday against the California FAIR Plan, the state's ...

Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit has announced effective at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2025, all hazard reduction burning will require a permit ...

which investigators with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection believe to be arson. Cecile Juliette, CAL FIRE public information officer, said the agency could not currently ...

This is a big deal,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, noting California has the largest civilian aerial firefighting fleet in the world.

A Cal Fire spokesman said had the Pioneer Fire started in September, it probably would have burned more acres in Tehama ...

Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster, and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...