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Staff at two senior care centers abandoned residents during an evacuation as wildfires swept through the North Bay last October, state officials said Thursday as they moved to revoke licenses from the Santa Rosa facilities.
Along a section of California's busy I-5 freeway Thursday, crews removed the burned out remains of several big rigs that fell prey to the destructive blast of the Delta Fire.
An explosive wildfire that closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway nearly tripled in size overnight.
Both directions of Interstate 5 connecting California and Oregon were closed and evacuations were ordered Wednesday when a fast-moving wildfire swept through a wilderness area.
A new wildfire in Placer County is complicating the return trip home for many people who spent the Labor Day holiday in the mountains.
Californians will foot the bill for the recent wine country wildfires, according to a plan just approved by state lawmakers.
The Assembly and Senate adjourned for the year shortly before midnight Friday after passing one of the most contentious bills lawmakers confronted.
State fire officials said Thursday that the Carr Fire which charred nearly 360 square miles in and around Redding, is surrounded.
As of late August, only nine of nearly 2,700 single-family homes lost here had been rebuilt, according to figures from the city's permitting office.
Debate over legislation to prevent California wildfires and allow utilities to pass along costs to ratepayers is going down to the final hours as the lawmakers face a crucial deadline on Tuesday.
More destructive fires, brutal heat waves and rising sea levels are just some of the effects of climate change according to a new study on climate change.
A vegetation fire near Interstate 580 in Castro Valley burned more than 40 acres as crews worked to contain it Sunday afternoon.
Verizon said it removed all speed cap restrictions for emergency workers fighting wildfires on the West Coast and for those in Hawaii.
Alarmed by as much as $20 million in lost tourism revenue in July due to visitors' fear of wildfires, the state tourism agency is struggling to reassure tourists it's safe to visit.
A preliminary report says a firefighter died last week from falling tree debris after a retardant drop on California's largest-ever wildfire.
Contra Costa County fire crews have contained a 3-alarm brush fire that burned more than 30 acres Friday evening along westbound Highway 4 and Alhambra Avenue in Martinez.
Recently released video from Cal Fire shows the most intense tornado ever in California history that trapped and killed a firefighter in Redding last month.
A couple whose flattened trailer tire reportedly started a massive fire in Northern California has received more than 100 cards and letters with supportive messages telling them not to feel guilty.
The Donnell Fire had already scorched more than 29,000 acres and was only 26% contained as it tore toward the oldest juniper tree in the United States.
"Suppression repair" begins almost as soon as the fire moves through and the ground cools off — a massive but often overlooked part of firefighting.
More than $99 million in grants must go to Sonoma County, the 94558 zip code in the city of Napa and other areas that were most impacted by wildfires.
Yosemite National Park reopened its scenic valley Tuesday after a nearly three-week closure due to nearby wildfires but advised visitors to expect some smoke in the air and limited lodging and food services in the popular California park.
Officials with Cal Fire confirmed Monday evening that a firefighter has died from injuries sustained while fighting the Ranch Fire in Lake County.
In the chaotic moments on Friday when the Nelson Fire first started bearing down in Solano County, officers from the Vacaville Police Department jumped into action.
California homeowners may find themselves facing insurance headaches even if their houses weren't affected by this year's blazes.
