Cal Fire Fresno Kings unit firefighters Brandon Weiler and Joseph Valencia mop up a section of the Pickett Fire above Aetna Springs on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (Kent Porter/Bay Area News Group) For a ...

Rising temperatures prompt wildfire safety reminders in California ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bulldozer moves into position to cut firebreaks as a hand crew descends a hillside during the Canyon fire in Castaic on Aug. 8. ...

Cal Fire officials will conduct an independent review of the Ventura County Fire Department's operations during a small wildfire that eventually led to the destructive Mountain Fire in 2024. "CAL FIRE ...

For a number of California departments, overtime is an unfortunate necessity. Paying employees time and a half inflates state agencies' payroll costs, but often the practice is unavoidable to fill ...