The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is the state's primary wildland firefighting agency, protecting over 31 million acres of California's privately owned wildlands.

As the 2025 fire season approaches, CAL FIRE is taking a proactive step to modernize its systems by launching a wildfire response system. LOS ANGELES, CA - TracPlus, a global leader in mission ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection offers burn permits online at burnpermit.fire.ca.gov. The burn permits only apply to areas in the State Responsibility Area of Shasta County.

The chief executive of Southern California Edison’s parent company said Tuesday that the company was likely to suffer “material losses” related to the deadly Eaton fire, which ignited on Jan ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit has announced effective at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2025, all hazard reduction burning will require a ...

The next time fire rips through the chaparral in surrounding hills (a question of when, not if) this cluster of homes is being built to keep the flames at the subdivision’s edge. California bill ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The homes in the half-built subdivision look a lot like all the others nestled up against the parched, shrubby ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Time stopped on Jan. 7, 2025, in the town of Altadena, California. That evening, hurricane-force winds propelled the Eaton Fire through the 42,000-person town in Los ...

The homes in the half-built subdivision look a lot like all the others nestled up against the parched, shrubby hills of Escondido in north San Diego County. But look a little closer. The gutters ...

Federal investigators on Wednesday concluded a controlled fire in Pacific Palisades that officials hope will help them determine what caused the January blaze that killed a dozen people and ...

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. At present, details regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew executing the ...