"We want justice": Caldor Fire survivors pursue lawsuit against Forest Service
Caldor Fire victims are filing claims against the U.S. Forest Service that they say failed to protect Grizzly Flats.
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Caldor Fire victims are filing claims against the U.S. Forest Service that they say failed to protect Grizzly Flats.
Crews on Wednesday were battling a grass fire that sparked in Butte County.
Cal Fire made an aggressive attack to keep a vegetation fire from spreading to nearby homes in El Dorado County on Sunday. It broke out at around 1:30 p.m. in the area of Rontree Lane and Fairplay Road in Somerset.
Crews on Sunday battled a small vegetation fire that briefly forced evacuations in El Dorado County.
California's fire season has been off to a slow start this year after a record snowpack, but things have started to shift after multiple heat waves just this month.
Several brush fires over the past few weeks are a sign that California's fire season is in full swing.
The El Dorado County Fire Protection District got some new gear this fire season helping them find flames faster and save people at any time of the day.
Farmers Insurance has limited new homeowners insurance policies in California, joining other major national insurance providers.
Artificial intelligence is now helping firefighters identify wildfires with cameras that can detect smoke without the help of any human eyes.
California is spending millions to help bring more firefighting aircraft to the state this summer. It's an effort to get more retardant on fires in the first hours of the blaze.
The heat is back in California and with it, the risk of wildfire has returned, too. A new tool to fight fires before they occur is available to homeowners. It's considered a fire retardant that is sprayed before a fire occurs.
Crews stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire that sparked near Valley Springs in Calaveras County on Sunday.
Forward progress was stopped in a grass fire that damaged several cars in Amador County on Saturday.
Officials say the thinning work is making a difference and will lessen wildfire dangers by the end of the year.
Firefighters are battling a grass fire in Yuba County, said Cal Fire.
