State data shows the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention carried out only one brush clearance operation in ...

The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. It ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s then-record $298 billion budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year notably cut $3 million from Cal ...

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

As fire danger spikes ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is ...

Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire that erupted near California’s Central Coast on ...

More than half of the California National Guard’s firefighting teams were put under federal command, with no way to recall ...

About 101,500 new housing units were permitted statewide last year, a 9% drop from the previous year and the state’s lowest ...

Maps published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, delineate areas where evacuation orders and warnings are in place.

Some fire relief bills are still working their way through the Legislature, including some that could ease burdens on the FAIR Plan and improve the permitting process for rebuilding.