Jacob Robbie, the fire department’s public information officer, at the same news conference said the fires were "absolutely unprecedented" and that no fire department could be prepared for it.

A vegetation fire is threatening structures near Camanche Reservoir in San Joaquin County, according to Cal Fire.

Forward progress has been stopped on a grass fire in the Elk Grove area that burned 80 acres and threatened structures on Saturday afternoon, fire officials said.

The Eagle Fire broke out in northern San Luis Obispo County, California, near Lake Nacimiento. It grew to 35 acres, but a threat to one structure was mitigated.

A brush fire burning near homes in Los Angeles County prompted evacuation orders Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities. The Burbank Fire Department said Tuesday evening it managed to stop ...

A brush fire in Los Angeles County prompted evacuations that have now been lifted Tuesday afternoon, June 10. The Bethany Fire started shortly after 4:30 p.m. local time in the city of Burbank ...

Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department fought a fire at a recycling yard in Los Angeles on Sunday morning. Flames were first reported at the recycling yard, located at 5487 West San Ferna… ...

Containment of the Fort Fire near the Grapevine in Kern County grew to 57% Friday morning, according to Cal Fire. #FortFire seeing some crazy fire behavior, went on a large uphill run over the ...

Cal Fire said all evacuation warnings in Riverside County had been lifted. At last check, the vegetation fire was 40% contained.

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%.

Cal Fire officials have released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps, marking the fourth and final round of hazard map updates since the previous release in 2011. The newly released ...

Cal Fire released updated maps on Monday showing where wildfires are most likely to occur within the next several decades.