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The Butler Fire grew by 40% over the weekend, and more evacuations were ordered Sunday in the mountains of Siskiyou County.
The Green Fire, burning near Shasta Lake, is now California’s third-biggest wildfire of the year, the Department of Forestry ...
A wildfire in a wilderness area on the Central California coast grew to more than 70,800 acres Friday as the fire-prone state enters the hot and dry months of summer. The Madre Fire, burning in warm ...
A powerful new online tool from CAL FIRE is giving the public a clearer look at California’s wildfire history and helping the ...
Cal Fire classified areas into three zones – moderate, high and very high. Previously, the state only included "very high" severity zones on the local responsibility maps.
A map from CalFire shows the location of the Sites Fire, in Colusa County, as of Tuesday, June 18, 2024. CalFire "Several structures are threatened, evacuations are ongoing," Cal Fire reported.
Cal Fire has historically updated its fire hazard maps only when the state Legislature requested it. After the 1980 Panorama fire in San Bernardino County that killed four, the state first ordered ...