First, CalFire used a more sophisticated model to determine risky areas. The agency went as far as to predict how big embers might be when a certain patch of land burns, as well as how far those ...

The Park Fire is this year's largest wildfire in California, burning over 390,000 acres. The record-breaking blaze torched 71,000 acres in its first 24 hours. CalFire issued evacuation orders and ...

Having burned 370,237 acres, the Park Fire has become the sixth largest wildfire in California history, CalFire Incident Commander Billy See said during a news conference Monday. “That occurred ...

The high and very high hazard zones — in orange and red on the CalFire maps — cover 3,626 square miles for California. That’s home to about 3.7 million people, CalMatters reported ...

CalFire crews are planning a controlled burn this week along the San Mateo County coast near Pescadero as a way to reduce fire risk. The 45-acre fire will be at TomKat Ranch, ...