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, authorities ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Firefighters made progress in battling several blazes burning thousands of acres across California as a heat wave showed some signs of peaking late Tuesday. A pair of wildfires ...

As the floats for the Rose Parade start to come to life, there's one that not only has a beautiful and important message, ...

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Capt. Scott McLean of the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirmed the death near the town of Concow but did not provide any details. He said the victim was not a firefighter. A ...

RENO, Nev. — Wildfires burned mobile homes, closed highways and forced evacuations from a popular wilderness park Saturday as firefighters worked through scorching heat to contain blazes throughout ...

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters battling a stubborn wildfire in Santa Barbara's wine country asked 200 residents to leave their homes over concern that a shift in wind could push flames their ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Cooler weather has allowed fire crews to corral most of the wildfires across California, but a handful of stubborn, hard-to-reach mountain blazes Saturday were still keeping ...

LOS ANGELES — Timber and brush parched from a years-long dry spell and thick grass that grew after drought-busting winter downpours are making for early and unpredictable wildfire behavior that ...

Cal Fire’s emergency incident webpage, which lists all the ongoing wildfires in the state, does not currently show any active blazes as of Tuesday afternoon. And experts are thanking favorable weather ...

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. More residents of Southern California were urged to leave their homes yesterday despite calming winds that allowed a major aerial attack on wildfires that have destroyed hundreds ...