Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the highest hazard zone by 26%.

City councilmembers in Berkeley, California, are considering law to ban most plants within five feet of houses in ...

San Diego (AP) — A month after an official with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection was found slain at her home, the woman’s wife has been arrested in Mexico on suspicion ...

Los Angeles County has more time than other Americans to file their taxes this year. The April 15 deadline for both state and federal taxes has been extended to Oct. 15—and there's a good reason for ...

A recent UCLA Anderson Forecast estimated ... in slowing or stopping the spread of fire. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) recommends starting with Zone 0 ...

The number of acres in the top two fire zones that must comply with stiffer, fire-safe building codes increased 76% in Southern California ... the state Forestry and Fire Protection Department ...

according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The wildfire sparked national news as a "life-threatening" Santa Ana windstorm produced 100 mph gusts throughout Southern ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has released updated statewide fire hazard maps for the first time in 14 years, ranking fire likelihood in certain areas from moderate ...

San Diego County Sheriff's Office Marodi was a fire captain for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire. Court papers filed in San Diego County Superior Court ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has updated its classification of areas that are more at risk of being affected by wildfires. The new fire hazard severity zone map shows ...