california wildfires
Wildfire burning near Los Angeles explodes to more than 12,250 acres, forcing evacuations
The Post Fire started Saturday at 1:47 p.m. in Gorman, California, on Gorman Road and continues to burn in Los Angeles County and Ventura County. The cause of the fire...
Wind spreads wildfire north of Los Angeles as authorities warn more residents to be ready to evacuate
Los Angeles County's first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to more than 16 square miles (41 square kilometers), one day after it forced the evacuation of at least...
California wildfire continues to spread as winds carry flames through San Francisco Bay area
California firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire that continued not only burning but spreading early Sunday in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said.
Survivors of Paradise, Calif. fires reflect on recovery and rebuilding five years later
Five years later, some survivors are sharing their stories freely and managing their post-traumatic stress enough to return to Paradise to help make something new.
Southern California's Highland Fire forces evacuations as it explodes to 1,200 acres
The Highland Fire broke out Monday afternoon in Southern California and has forced evacuations in Riverside County.
San Francisco's smoky air could be a Giants-49ers problem
The Week 3 kickoff game — and the 49ers' home opener — is set for 8:15 p.m. ET at Levi's Stadium as the San Francisco area is blanketed in smoke.
Here's why more Americans are bailing on buying homeowners insurance
Some 12% of US homeowners decline to buy insurance, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Green activists have hurt the environment by letting Hawaii and California burn
What could have prevented the near-100 deaths, the loss of thousands of homes and the billions of dollars of property damage from the Maui wildfire was better planning for just...
The Maui wildfires are proof that carbon zealotry can kill
Tell the politicians, “Yes, save the planet, but don’t kill us or destroy our standard of living in the process.”
Videos may reveal what set off the Maui wildfires: Whole place was engulfed 'in a matter of minutes'
“I heard ‘buzz, buzz.’ It was almost like somebody lit a firework," Shane Treu said of the moment he saw a wooden power pole snap under high winds.
Victims of the Paradise fire are reliving their grief as fires rage in Hawaii
As wildfires tear through the Hawaiian island of Maui, residents of a Northern California town are reliving their own harrowing experience with a similar conflagration.
California wildfires force evacuation of nearly 1,000 homes
Brush fires burning in sparsely populated, hilly areas southeast of Los Angeles.
Sexist pigs, dying friends, and 9/11: What it’s like to be a trailblazing female firefighter
Clare Frank has been fighting fires since she fudged her birth date to join up in 1982, at age 17.
Man, 71, charged with setting massive Yosemite park blaze initially blamed on climate change
Edward Fredrick Wackerman of Mariposa, Calif., was busted Friday on suspicion of arson for allegedly igniting the Oak Fire, which destroyed 127 homes, caused thousands of people to evacuate and...
I’m a ‘lumber Jill’ who chops down sexist stereotypes fighting forest fires
She's a smoke show who fights forest fires.Katelyn Johnson, 29, is speaking out about her career as a hazard tree feller, lopping down burning bushes set ablaze during dangerous wildfires.
One year of California wildfires negated 18 years of emissions reductions, study claims
Wildfires in California in 2020 produced roughly twice the amount of carbon emissions that state climate policies have eliminated over the past two decades, according to a study.
Max Thieriot is an inmate firefighter in 'Fire Country': 'Good time to highlight these heroes'
Max Thieriot moved with his "SEAL Team" co-stars to Paramount+ for the series sixth season -- and he's back on CBS starring in "Fire Country," a new drama premiering Friday...
Gov. Newsom's state has replaced Florida as the butt of America’s jokes
Forget Florida Man. Nowadays, if one is looking for a state full of political lunacy, social dysfunction and crumbling infrastructure, one must now look elsewhere. One must look to California.
Dozens rescued from devastating mudslide in Southern California
According to the NWS, heavy rainfall was reported in the eastern Antelope Valley and San Gabriel Mountains, with 0.47 inches in 15 minutes.
Devastating images of the California wildfires
Photos from the California wildfires are captured through the eyes of firefighters battling the raging blaze in Pacer County and Hemet California.