Northern California crews respond to help with fast-moving Mountain Fire in Southern California
The fire prompted a massive response from crews across the state, including five strike teams out of Auburn in Placer County.
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The fire prompted a massive response from crews across the state, including five strike teams out of Auburn in Placer County.
Strong wind gusts ripped through Northern California overnight and into Wednesday, causing some damage and keeping fire crews on alert.
Forward progress has been stopped and containment grows on the Glenhaven Fire burning north of Clear Lake in Lake County, officials said Saturday.
A Cal Fire employee from Sonoma County was arrested Friday on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting several fires in the past month, officials said.
As the hot and dry weather continues, one Northern California fire department has a new tool to help it fight fires.
The wildfire in Sierra County has now grown to 3,000 acres.
Forward progress has been stopped on a fire that burned about 47 acres near Fairfield Sunday, according to Cal Fire
Northern California's Park Fire continues to grow, but it still would need to more than double in size to eclipse the state's largest-ever wildfire.
Cal Fire attributes this fire season to two consecutive wet winters that allowed vegetation to grow, a mild fire season over that timeframe, and climate change.
The fight to put out fires is just as important on the ground as it is in the air.
Helicopters high in the sky can't hide from the heat: excessive heat impacts first responders that utilize helicopters during California's heat wave.
El Dorado County is now among seven California counties that have been designated a Fire Risk Reduction Community by the Board of Forestry.
Despite California seeing record high temperatures and off-the-charts fire conditions in the past week, there are still people trying to clear their property using gas-powered, household mowing equipment.
Cal Fire firefighters from the Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit responding to the Thompson Fire in the Oroville area were injured in a crash Wednesday morning, officials said.
Hot and windy conditions have resulted in multiple structure fires over the last few days, causing different fire agencies to disperse their crews to areas all over.
We are continuing our coverage of the insurance crisis in California after one of Cal Fire's conservation camps was unable to obtain fire insurance.
A firefighter was arrested for exposing himself at a Sacramento County car wash earlier this year, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said.
El Dorado County fire officials want to remind you of safe burning methods as several vegetation fires have popped up this past month.
It's a good time to do some spring cleaning around the yard to make sure your home is prepared for the upcoming fire season, and in California, everyone should prepare.
It is becoming easier for the public to get up-to-date fire mapping fast.
It marks a significant shift in fighting wildfires as nighttime helicopter suppression used to be impossible.
They are crucial when it comes to fighting wildland fires. You often see planes and helicopters making drops that can be the difference between life and death, but what about the people in the cockpit?
It was a race to stop a house fire from spreading to other structures in Colfax early Wednesday morning.
Cal Fire is hoping to inspire girls to join the fire service after they become adults.
A man who had been missing since Christmas Day in Placer County was found Saturday in a canyon and taken to a hospital.
