SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — On January 7, Los Angeles experienced a fire for the ages. Over the next three days the region’s emergency systems were tested in every way by a hurricane-force firestorm, ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) protects 31 million acres of California’s privately owned wildlands and responds to more than 550,000 emergencies every year. CAL ...

Every wildfire season, Californians face the same challenge: accessing reliable, current information about evacuation orders and fire containment status. California’s solution? Build an artificial ...

A wildfire erupted in Hemet, Riverside County, on Wednesday afternoon, with flames first reported around 2 p.m. PST, according to Cal Fire. The fire produced a towering column of smoke visible across ...

(FOX40.COM) — Firefighters are battling a 1,200-acre vegetation fire north of Oakdale on Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire. The fire, named 2-2 Fire, was reported around 6:09 a.m. on both sides ...

NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- CAL FIRE investigators are still working to determine what caused the Pickett Fire in Napa County. "We're not there quite yet," said James Clay, A CAL FIRE spokesperson ...

(FOX40.COM) — The Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit announced that burn permits are no longer required in some counties in Northern California. • Video above: USDA works to reduce wildfire risk The fire ...

In the wake of a deadly fireworks explosion that killed seven people in Esparto, Cal Fire on Friday permanently revoked the state licenses of both companies operating at the blast site, citing ...

A California fire captain has been charged with the cold-blooded murders of his girlfriend and her young son to allegedly “prevent testimony” for another crime they witnessed him commit. California ...