As if pouring water from a watering can, a firefighter held up a drip torch over a freshly planted rose bush and released a few drops — not of water but of flaming fuel, igniting the bush and the ...

In these times of climate denialism in Washington, some look for signs of reason in California. Sadly, one particular agency can’t see the forest for the trees. Cal Fire, the state’s chief fire agency ...

A number of new laws have just been adopted that aim to stabilize the home insurance market, before and after a major ...

A wildfire erupted in Hemet, Riverside County, on Wednesday afternoon, with flames first reported around 2 p.m. PST, according to Cal Fire. The fire produced a towering column of smoke visible across ...

Firefighters are battling a rapidly growing wildfire complex that ripped through a town in California’s Gold Country after a major lightning storm on Tuesday sparked more than 20 blazes in the region.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — On January 7, Los Angeles experienced a fire for the ages. Over the next three days the region’s emergency systems were tested in every way by a hurricane-force firestorm, ...

In a recent trial, former and current state officials alleged mismanagement, overspending and leftover contamination in lucrative debris removal contracts following some of the largest wildfires in ...

Ramona wildfire reveals uncertainty in new zone-based alert system, leaving residents puzzled. Discover why understanding ...