A wildfire in Santa Rosa has spread to 13 acres, prompting authorities to issue an evacuation order for nearby residents.

CAL Fire crews responded to several incidents in Fresno County on a day of triple-digit heat, as officials warned of an increased wildfire threat from hot, dry and windy conditions.

Cal Fire released a video Thursday morning explaining what led to Monday's Putah Fire, which escaped containment from a controlled burn and has burned an estimated 860 acres along state Highway 128 on the Yolo-Solano county line. As of Thursday morning, the Putah Fire was 60% contained.

People looking for information on California wildfires can now get help from artificial intelligence. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the new 'Ask CAL FIRE' chatbot, which is now live on Cal Fire's website. "In an era of fast-moving wildfires, fast ...

As Independence Day celebrations begin, fire officials are reminding the public that the Fourth of July is one of the busiest times of the year for firefighters, with many emergency calls involving fireworks-related injuries and fires.

Cal Fire is partnering with Skyryse to integrate its SkyOS universal flight operating system into its aerial firefighting fleet to address increasingly large wildfires and a pilot shortage. SkyOS replaces traditional mechanical flight controls with ...

DAVIS — Wildfires scorched more than a million acres in California last year, and the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) says the state faces a growing threat of large blazes. Tiny seedlings will soon be used to replace trees ...

July 4 means fireworks will be heard across the country, but with California's strict fire safety laws, which can be used or sold?

A California proposal is taking direct aim at one of the stranger contradictions in the state’s wildfire response: people can risk their lives on prison fire lines for just dollars a day, then walk out of custody and find themselves shut out of the same career they were trained to do.

Cal Fire crews across California are on heightened alert as isolated thunderstorms and the threat of dry lightning increase the risk of new wildfire starts.