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California’s 2025 wildfire season was already going to be dangerous. Trump has made it worse
Experts say recent changes at FEMA, NOAA and the U.S. Forest Service could make a challenging fire season in California even ...
Stranded California kayaker sets fire to riverbank to alert rescuers
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office rescued a kayaker from the banks of Battle Creek on Sunday night after she started a small ...
Firefighters battle wildfires in Southern and Central California
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department issued evacuation orders after a brush fire ignited in Lakeside, California on ...
We set a big chunk of California wilderness on fire. You're welcome
California authorities say the sweeping DOGE staffing cuts at the U.S. Forest Service will mean fewer prescribed burns ...
Wind-whipped Ranch Fire scorches parts of Southern California
Standing near horse trailers, members of the San Bernardino County Sheriff Phelan Posse 303 were positioned along Bear Valley ...
New bill would ban cancerous chemicals from California firefighters’ gear
This week, California firefighters and lawmakers convened at Fire Station 34 in Pasadena to promote a bill to eliminate toxic ...
Crews battle grass fire in El Dorado County, Cal Fire says
Firefighters are battling a grass fire that has burned multiple vehicles in Shingle Springs on Tuesday afternoon, according ...
Cal Fire suspends burn permits as fires break out in the Sacramento region
Cal Fire suspended residential debris burning permits within the state responsibility areas of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, ...
Wildfires: Which parts of California are at highest fire risk this summer?
Since 1993, seven of the 10 worst fire years in California, ranked by total acres burned, have occurred after ...
California Fire Map, Update as Ranch Fire Rapidly Spreads
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said that the fire was "wind-driven and threatening multiple structures in the Apple Valley area." ...
Evacuation orders issued for Ranch Place fire in East San Jose
The blaze has consumed 100 acres in the area near Ranch Place and Old Piedmont Road as of 4:17 p.m., and is 15% contained.
Cal Fire crews battle blazes in Santa Clara and San Benito counties
SANTA CLARA COUNTY – Cal Fire crews on Thursday were continuing to battle brush fires that broke out Wednesday near the San ...