"Lithium-ion batteries are safe during normal use but present a fire risk when over-charged, short-circuited, submerged in ...

When Butternut burned, the state issued a so-called Red Flag Warning, the highest warning level for wildfire potential ...

After an unusually rainy summer fueled the growth of thick vegetation and brush, those same plants are now drying out.

Recent storms and cooler weather helped ease Santa Rosa’s fire risk, allowing the city to scale back its wildfire readiness — ...

ATF findings show the Pacific Palisades fire was preventable after an arsonist's New Year's Day blaze reignited, with ...

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SAN DIEGO — Late-summer dry thunderstorms rolled into California from the southwest desert region early Sept. 2, bringing thousands of lightning strikes and increasing the risk of wildfires as high ...

Firefighters in Southern California reported little headway on Tuesday against two explosive, wind-whipped wildfires that forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of residents and badly injured two ...

Blazes sparked in wild lands are devastating communities worldwide. The only way to protect them, researchers say, is to re-engineer them.

Thousands of households across Northern California braced for power blackouts on Wednesday as dry weather threatened to touch off a new round of the wildfires that have ravaged the state.

A fire spotted around North Cliff and 31st street on Thursday afternoon has been contained and is under investigation.

Cal Fire public information officer Robert Foxworthy said that the storm will definitely help lower the chance of fires in ...