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Cal Fire is already on pace to break the arson arrest record the department made in 2021, and with conditions getting hotter and drier earlier in the season they're asking for the public's help.
As wildfire season approaches Cal Fire is requesting neighbors to do their part to prevent fires, but the biggest firefighting agency in the state has a specific request for drivers.
Firefighters worked fast to get the upper hand on a wildfire burning near the city of Colusa on Tuesday.
Preventing wildfires starts small with things like creating defensible space around your house. City governments are taking it a step further by employing goats for weed control.
Crews were out in droves on Friday battling several fires across the Sacramento region on what was a red flag warning day.
Evacuations have been lifted as crews gained significant containment of the Golden Fire which is burning near Camptonville in the Tahoe National Forest.
With Friday's high fire threat, many across Northern California were bracing for Pacific Gas and Electric's public safety power shutoffs, but the utility never issued one.
California firefighters are gearing up and deploying in strategic areas during this week's red flag warning.
Gusty winds, low humidity and drying vegetation will bring fire danger to a large swath of the Central Valley this week, forecasters said Wednesday.
A new survey shows California's fire risk is growing, and several communities in the Greater Sacramento region are being singled out for the danger posed by wildfires.
Forecasters say the West could be looking at a particularly bad wildfire year, as several destructive fires have already ignited well before the hottest, driest months
Northern California Cal Fire crews are preparing for fire season, taking note of the wind-driven coastal fire in Southern California Wednesday.
One UC Davis researcher says the majority of forest fires are put out before they reach 200 acres and around 60-80% of California's forest land has excess fuel due to centuries of fire suppression.
Wildfire prevention week is a reminder to be ready at the local and state levels, and that requires more resources.
Wildfire preparations are already underway, and in some cases, happening sooner than they ever have before due to an earlier start to the wildfire season in California.
With wildfire season looming, air quality will once again be a big concern, and one new facility in Folsom is monitoring that for the public.
A program in placer county is teaching landowners how to fight fire with fire.
A lobbyist hired to secure a state loan to help tens of thousands of victims of devastating California wildfires is leaving his job amid a sexual harassment scandal, it was announced Wednesday.
Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by aging Northern California power lines belonging to the nation's largest utility, prosecutors announced Monday.
A new ballot initiative is trying to push for cleaner air while preventing and suppressing wildfires in California – but who's paying?
Placer County has hired its first forest health coordinator. The role will include preparing Placer County forests for fire season and preventing damages to both the forests and waterways in the area.
A second, larger wildfire is also burning in Siskiyou County, said Cal Fire Sku.
The River Fire burned more than 100 structures and thousands of acres of land. Residents of Colfax were hit hardest and have been waiting for months to find out who was responsible for their loss.
Mandatory evacuation orders were lifted for a new wildfire in Shasta County.
A fire-resistant roof, at least 5 feet of defensible space around a home, a clearly defined evacuation route in a neighborhood and the removal of vegetation overgrowth in a community are some of the new statewide insurance standards to reduce the wildfire risk of older homes, California officials announced Monday.
