SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.

The heaviest rain slammed into the region Thursday night into early Friday morning, triggering flash floods and mudslides ...

An FDNY officer who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become the highest-ranked ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

The few structures still standing in Altadena and Pacific Palisades may offer clues on making homes more resistant to wildfire.

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The Laguna Fire broke out Thursday morning near California State University's Channel Islands campus near Camarillo, according to Ventura County Star, part of the USA TODAY Network. The fire was ...

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.

As another round of wild Santa Ana winds threatens Southern California this week, fire officials across the region say they are pre-deploying strike teams and asking for the public’s help ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The California Department of Forestry & Fire Prevention (Cal Fire) is offering the public a three-dimensional map of the Hughes Fire in northern Los Angeles County.

The Hughes fire ignited on Wednesday morning in Castaic, California, sparking mandatory evacuations nearby. Hughes is the newest fire to ignite as Southern California has been inundated with ...