OROVILLE — Butte County is bolstering its fire safety operations after the approval of an overhaul to its current plans. This plan is generally updated every five years, but the latest edition is a ...

Butte County will again have a locally based firefighting helicopter on standby during peak wildfire season after supervisors ...

School Fire initially started 5:24 p.m. May 30 on Ahart Road, Honcut in Butte County, California. After being active for 13 hours, it has burned 52.3 acres. As of Sunday morning, the fire crew ...

Firefighters have stopped the forward spread of a vegetation fire burning near the community of Honcut, where a hay field ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Stockton man was arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Butte County resident's property in retaliation, Cal Fire officials ...

OROVILLE — With the state of California placing stricter guidelines on defensible space around homes in high-fire-risk areas, enforcement and education is falling on counties and their fire ...

BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- Shocking new video out of Butte County gives a glimpse of the terror and chaos that occurred as thousands tried to flee a fast-moving ...