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The San Luis Obispo City Council adopted updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones. This update identifies more areas in San Luis ...
Executive Order N-29-25 permits fire victims to rebuild under California's 2022 building code rather than the stricter 2025 ...
"The fire continues to burn at a moderate rate," Cal Fire said, adding that hundreds of firefighters were working through the ...
California’s building, fire and code professionals came together to work in concert with the California State Fire Marshal to usher in a new era of fire-safe development standards and defensible ...
California's Line Fire grows to 26,000 acres, more evacuations underway: See wildfire map "It’s critical that residents in the impacted areas remain vigilant and prepare to evacuate immediately ...
The Hughes fire has prompted mandatory evacuations in Castaic, California, as the fire has a "rapid rate of spread" Cal Fire said.
A resourceful California fire chief used milk and “a couple of beers” to save two homes — including his brother’s — as his childhood neighborhood turned into “a total nightmare ...
Suspect accused of killing Cal Fire captain wife received medical treatment prior to being booked into jail, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.
California has two main arson laws. Penal Code 451 defines arson as willfully and maliciously setting a fire or helping someone to burn a structure, forest land, or property.
There has been a reprieve from the strongest winds in southern California, but winds are expected to pick up later into tonight, raising the fire danger.
A California fire captain was killed inside her San Diego-area home Monday night after she was repeatedly stabbed in a possible domestic violence attack, according to authorities.