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

Pushed by fast winds, a fire burned more than 3,000 acres within two hours Wednesday afternoon along the border between Santa ...

A warehouse storing fireworks in California caught fire and exploded Tuesday, sending a fireball into the air, launching ...

A new addition to this year’s Picnic with the Chief is a Kids Activity Area for children ages 5 to 12. Offered in ...

Even though weather conditions this weekend weren't ripe for wildfire, several blazes broke out across Riverside and San ...

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

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

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

ESPARTO, Calif. (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in rural Northern California caused a massive fire, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air and forcing evacuations ...

Thousands of buildings in San Diego are long overdue for fire inspections — and that’s just what the city knows about As many as 20,000 more aren't even on fire inspectors' radar, as ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection sent in some of its emergency response forces near Lakeside around 3 p.m. Tuesday to fight a fire that emerged off El Monte Road, ...