Six Rivers National Forest responded to 10 fires this week — eight lightning and two under investigation, including a new fire reported last night. The largest is the Butler Fire, estimated ...

California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It’s moving toward paying them minimum wage for their work in emergencies.

Planned burns rid properties of vegetation that can send wildfires racing across the landscape.

A fast-moving California wildfire exploded to become the state’s biggest of the year, forcing evacuations and the closure of ...

Initial location: Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, Calif. The wildfire initially started 5:01 p.m. June 30 in ...

The fire in a wilderness area northeast of Los Angeles exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for ...

Thousands of lightning strikes hit the Shasta-Trinity National Forest this week, igniting many wildfires. The three most ...

The Madre Fire is California’s largest blaze so far this year. It ripped through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area on the Central California coast grew to more than 52,500 acres Friday as the fire-prone state ...

Changing climate patterns and below average rainfall, when combined with extended periods of high winds, increase the risk of ...

The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. It ...

The Madre Fire in central California expanded to 70,800 in two days, making it the largest wildfire this year in California.