There’s still deep snow up in the high east end of Tuolumne County in the midst of cool April springtime conditions, but ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has released updated fire hazard severity zones for Santa Barbara County. This was CAL FIRE’s first update since 2009, according to ...

Cal Fire is partnering with Google and Muon Space to develop a satellite system for early wildfire detection. The satellites will use AI algorithms to differentiate wildfires from other heat ...

Vegetation management burning near the Cal Fire headquarters in Mendocino County is scheduled for the next few weeks, officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, Monday released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps local governments will have to adopt in the coming weeks. The city of ...

“We could be in for a bad fire season with these (high) grasses,” said Marshall Turbeville, Cal Fire battalion chief for the Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit. Now that it’s stopped raining, fire ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X FILE: Cal Fire Mendocino Unit Headquarters Howard Forest Fire Station on Friday, March 8, 2024.

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians into its Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The zones, referenced in over 100 sections of code and regulation, are tied to home hardening, defensible ...

SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. – CAL Fire SLO officials announced a prescribed burn of 25 acres starting next week between April 21 and April 24 at 10:00 a.m. as part of wildfire prevention.

The Silver Fire, which ignited around 2:11 p.m. PT on Sunday near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road in Inyo County, remained at zero percent containment, Cal Fire said. Evacuation orders were ...