State and federal fire officials have unveiled a new plan to boost wildfire prevention, even as California funding sources ...

Wildfire resiliency advocates warn that reduced funding could leave California more vulnerable to devastation, and are ...

California fires have triggered evacuation orders and warnings. See latest on size and containment.

California’s forests are disappearing faster than they can recover, and researchers say the trend is accelerating. A new study from the University of California, Davis examined wildfire impacts from ...

Sierra hotshot crew member lighting a test burn in Inyo National Forest, approximately one mile east of Mammoth Lakes, CA. on October 3, 2023. (USDA Forest Service photo by Lisa Cox) Every dollar ...

Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves about $3.75 in wildfire damages, according to a new study, led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, of nearly 300 fires in the ...

The new research found managing low-severity fires across 1 million acres a year could reduce the amount of land that burned ...

Multiple suspicious fires broke out across parts of San Diego early Sunday morning.

California is staring down soaring fuel costs and expanding fire danger, yet state leaders are sticking with an expensive, all-in wildfire strategy. Jet fuel prices have surged between 82% and 110% in ...

About $3.75 in wildfire damages is saved for every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments, new UC Davis study finds Treatments prevented $2.8 billion in losses while reducing wildfire spread and fire ...