The team, from UC Irvine's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, learned that during the 12-year study period, nearly 55,000 buildings were completely destroyed or partially damaged by ...

Cal Fire does not credit Watch Duty as the inspiration for the AwareCA app. But it does address the uneasiness of many fire officials that residents are getting life-and-death information from a ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) maps identify areas most vulnerable to wildfires over ...

The U.S. Forest Service, which manages more than 50% of California forests, aims to fully suppress every unplanned fire on its lands. CAL FIRE’s goal is to contain 95% of all wildfires to 10 acres or ...

Multiple major wildfires are actively burning across California. So far in 2026, more than 5,000 wildfires have scorched about 300,000 acres across the Golden State, the California Department of ...

A wildfire in California‘s iconic Big Sur region has expanded to more than 19,000 acres, threatening hundreds of structures and prompting evacuations as firefighters work to increase containment in ...

The Camp Fire in Butte County, California has burned more than 100,000 acres in and around Paradise. Many roads in the area are closed as residents are under evacuation orders. Maps show the scope of ...

The U.S. Forest Service, which manages over 50% of California forests, aims to fully suppress every unplanned fire on its lands. CAL FIRE’s goal is to contain 95% of all wildfires to 10 acres or less.