A megafire that straddles two Central California counties has forced Caltrans to cancel its plans to close a highway near the sought-after enclave of Ojai for roadway construction.

First discovered: 3:51 p.m. Aug. 13 A new wildfire was reported today at 3:51 p.m. in Orange County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment of ...

First discovered: 3:07 p.m. Aug. 13 A new wildfire was reported today at 3:07 p.m. in San Diego County, California. Elwood Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, details about the ...

Helicopters circled over the park and dropped water on the dry brush as a smoky haze descended over the area. A firefighter ...

Affordable” by California standards, this San Diego suburb is the site of a new community developed with fire preparedness in ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has commenced helicopter surveys of electrical distribution lines and surrounding vegetation in Red Bluff and Cottonwood ...

Independent investigators who sifted through the ruins of Altadena, Pacific Palisades and other neighborhoods razed by the LA ...

High school student Anika Jha is the inventor of Fire Drones, a prototype system designed to detect, monitor and suppress ...

The Gifford Fire originated in the city of Solvang, about 15 miles northeast of Santa Maria, and was 37% contained as of Tuesday, fire officials said.

In California, a new report estimates that auto insurance rates could rise significantly in the second half of 2025 with a ...

A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at some of most severe levels of fire behaviour, a display that is "unusual" for the region, the ...

The Madre and Gifford fires have to date scorched more than 200,000 acres on the Central Coast. Why was the area so susceptible?