At a meeting of the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection on Monday, chair Terrence O’Brien said officials would ...

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

As California again delays controversial rules requiring homeowners in fire-prone areas to maintain a 5-foot “ember-resistant ...

The controversial rules are meant to help protect homes from wildfires in certain fire-prone areas.

The court is asking Cal Fire to address potential ecological impacts of its wildfire prevention methods amid ongoing debates ...

Property insurers want to bar trees and shrubs next to many buildings. The Los Angeles Fire Department says that's unreasonable.

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

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) protects 31 million acres of California’s privately owned wildlands and responds to more than 550,000 emergencies every year. CAL ...

Hundreds of homes in Northern California wine country and central Oregon were under evacuation orders and warnings Sunday as firefighting crews battled wildfires in dry, hot weather.The Pickett Fire, ...

Thousands of homes were under evacuation orders and warnings on Sunday from wildfires in Northern California wine country and central Oregon as crews battled the flames in dry, hot weather. The ...