The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, better known as Cal FIRE, has taken delivery of several Boise Mobile Equipment (BME) Wildland Type 3s. The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, ...

Representatives for Hundred Acre Wines, the winery based north of Calistoga, have asked Cal Fire to investigate a trailer on its property as a potential ignition source for the Pickett Fire. The blaze ...

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 ...

The Pickett Fire, burning since Thursday afternoon near Calistoga, is the largest fire this year within the six counties covered by Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit. The fire has burned 3,235 acres as ...

CALISTOGA, Calif. (KGO) -- The Pickett Fire, which burned for more than two weeks in Napa County, is fully contained, CAL FIRE announced on Sunday. It burned 6,819 acres. Evacuations were ordered back ...

A stretch of unusually hot weather combined with exceptionally dry vegetation will elevate the risk of wildfire. Some Moderate High By Amy Graff and Jill Cowan Amy Graff is a San Francisco-based ...

A small fire that scorched about 5 acres in Escondido Monday was started by a lawn mower, according to Cal Fire San Diego. Firefighters were at about 10:15 a.m. to the fire near the 2200 block of San ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Gifford fire exploded overnight in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, Cal Fire said: As of Monday, it had burned nearly 70,000 acres and was only 3% contained.

The Gifford fire in central California has burned more than 100,000 acres as of Friday, becoming the state's largest blaze of the year so far. Newsweek has contacted the California Department of ...

The CAL FIRE Company Officer serves as the vital first-line supervisor and tactical field leader. Graduates from this ...