But in 2021, the state Legislature ordered Cal Fire to expand the mapping to include “high” hazard zones so the Legislature could apply fire-safety building regulations to the new “high ...

Only 21% of properties within the Eaton fire perimeter were in Cal Fire’s “very high” fire hazard severity zones. Yet 94% of those properties had “severe” or “extreme” wildfire risk ...

One of those firefighters was Battalion Chief Rob Wettstein, a Cal Fire crew member in Napa County. "We like to say we're always ready for every single incident, but I think in essence no one is ...

Unfortunately, the scammers are now impersonating government agencies. In a news release Thursday night, Cal Fire said that fake social media profiles impersonating the department have popped up ...

A newly proposed state bill with bipartisan support would keep CAL FIRE firefighters employed year-round — and help with staffing issues, its supporters said. The Fight for Firefighters Act ...

The January Southern California firestorm highlighted a chilling truth, and the dates of other CAL FIRE wildfire declarations hammer it home. There is truly no longer a wildfire season here in ...

5, 2022. A Cal Fire report released in November 2023 said sparks from the contact between a sagging Southern California Edison line and another line caused the fire. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope ...

CalFire San Diego confirmed that they were assisting the City of Poway, which is 34 miles from San Diego, with a vegetation fire near Pomerado Road and Ted Williams Parkway that broke out around 1 ...

Cal Fire crews responded to two small fires Monday amid gusty Santa Ana winds and low humidity that was creating dangerous fire weather. One fire was located near a U.S. Navy facility in the ...

The photos, by SCNG staff photographer Jeff Gritchen, were shot with Federal Aviation Administration authorization and the cooperation of CalFire. Drones were allowed into the area, but only with ...