Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster, and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

The need for well trained wildland firefighters has never been more critical as experts warn of widespread fires this summer.

After last month’s brush fires, state, county and local organizations began taking stock of the “new normal” in local forests ...

The U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and other federal and state fire response agencies will be conducting ...

Community Services minister reiterates he believes in the need for more research that links wildland firefighting in the ...

Both brush fire fighting tactics and wildfire equipment have evolved in recent years to meet the demands of a changing ...

Sheehy and cosponsor Senator Alex Padilla, D-California, introduced their 300-word “ Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act ” ...

A stubborn fire close to the guard station last summer allowed the crew to sleep in their bunks more often than is usual, she ...

The training came from one of their own, who has experience fighting wildfires, Chief Mark McKeough said. "Timber" Tim Oh, a ...

Gavin Newsom (D) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Chief Joe Tyler. Creating a federal agency devoted to fighting wildfires is not a new idea. Advocacy groups including the ...

One cat was killed and a home is a total loss after a house fire on Beech Street in Lakewood Township outside of Duluth on Wednesday, April 9th. The two-story home was a total loss with damage ...

a Rancho Cordova father is fighting to change laws. Ryan Strange is pushing to keep inmates convicted of certain child abuse crimes from using California’s inmate firefighter program to shorten ...