In a case that calls into question plant clearing techniques that have become fundamental to the California Department of ...

One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners who had faced discrimination and ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has awarded $5 million in grant funding to eight projects aimed at creating jobs, training future forestry workers, and helping small ...

California funds new research into firefighter cancer risks from urban wildfires. Study will track 3,500 firefighters over two years to analyze toxic exposures. Officials pursue upgraded regulations, ...

The Pickett Fire in Northern California has charred at least 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) of Napa County. It was 13% contained by Monday morning, according to the California Department of ...

A fast-moving wildfire raged across thousands of acres of California prairie near the Nevada border on Friday, while Los ...

A fast growing brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles has forced thousands of people to evacuate as firefighters are working to get it under control. Hundreds of firefighters battled ...

Crews battling a wildfire raging through California wine country said a window of favorable weather conditions was aiding 2,000 firefighters gain ground in the struggle to protect hundreds of homes ...

A fast-moving wildfire in a picturesque California county along the Nevada state border has damaged 15 structures, prompted ...

A statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the spread of more flammable ...