A megafire that straddles two Central California counties has forced Caltrans to cancel its plans to close a highway near the ...

First discovered: 7:49 p.m. Aug. 13 A new wildfire was reported today at 7:49 p.m. in Monterey County, California. Broadway ...

First discovered: 10:14 p.m. Aug. 13 Initial location: Monterey County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 10:14 p.m. in Monterey County, California. Cholame Fire has been burning on private ...

Helicopters circled over the park and dropped water on the dry brush as a smoky haze descended over the area. A firefighter ...

Affordable” by California standards, this San Diego suburb is the site of a new community developed with fire preparedness in ...

The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the ...

Santa Margarita residents have played host to a fire camp of thousands of fire crew personnel responding to the Gifford Fire.

California's top prosecutor is choosing not to co-lead an investigation into what caused a series of fireworks explosions ...

High school student Anika Jha is the inventor of Fire Drones, a prototype system designed to detect, monitor and suppress ...

The Gifford Fire originated in the city of Solvang, about 15 miles northeast of Santa Maria, and was 37% contained as of Tuesday, fire officials said.

Footage shows a huge cloud of smoke billowing from the site of the fire ...