After late-spring rain, and with an El Niño brewing, experts say the outlook for the summer is especially complicated.

Wildfires have started from glass bottles, gender reveal explosives, target shooting, vehicle sparks and other unusual ...

Fires are burning through high-elevation timber in California’s Sierra Nevada and Mono County weeks before peak wildfire ...

Multiple fires broke out over 48 hours in Southern California this week. What does that say about our fires this year?

Unusually early red flag warnings show how heat, dry fuels and winds could worsen California’s wildfire season.

As fire season is in full swing and Wildfire Preparedness Week around the corner, what should Californians do to prepare?

While fires can happen pretty much anywhere, it's neighborhoods like those in the Oakland Hills that are especially at risk. Fire officials are urging people to take precautions now.

Three wildfires have burned more than 3,500 acres this week in Southern California and triggered evacuation orders and warnings for tens of thousands of residents in Ventura and Riverside counties.

The island has been closed to visitors, and all non-fire staff were evacuated on Sunday, the National Park Service said.

A new prescribed burn, called Hayfork Watershed Broadcast, was initiated 2:05 p.m. June 2 in in Trinity County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for 45 hours. Currently ...

Wildfires don’t always begin with lightning strikes or large-scale disasters. Many start with something far more ordinary — everyday actions and small mistakes that turn dangerous in dry, windy ...