Cal Fire battalion chief back working in the Bay Area after fighting LA fires
He's back working in Napa now, but just a few weeks ago he was in the middle of the Eaton Fire in LA. Wettstein has been with ...
Los Angeles' Eaton Fire is 100% contained, Cal Fire says
Containment measures the percentage of a fire's perimeter that firefighters have under control. Parts of the fire's interior ...
After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month ...
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State Legislators ask for Year-Round Staffing for CAL FIRE
About 3,000 seasonal firefighters would go from nine to 12-month employees as the wildfire season is now year-round.
What starts wildfires in San Diego County? We crunched the data. Here’s what it shows — and what it doesn’t.
The causes of about 45% of fires handled by Cal Fire in County from 2019 through 2023 are either ‘undetermined’ or classified ...
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As California’s fire season grows, state senators push for more year-round firefighters
Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year.
Cal Fire's predictions didn't foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it's changing its fire-hazard maps
The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...
Palisades and Eaton wildfires 100% contained after nearly a month of burning
LOS ANGELES − After nearly a month of destruction, smoke, and ash, the Eaton and Palisades fires that once ensconced Los ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 100% contained, 23,706.6 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
Placerville man convicted for Crozier Fire that forced El Dorado County evacuations, other nearby fire
A man is now convicted for starting two wildfires in 2024, one of them forcing thousands in El Dorado County to evacuate from ...
Officials declare California wildfires contained as they begin the long task of recovery
Two of the largest and most deadly wildfires to ravage southern California are fully contained, state officials announced ...
California Wildfire Map: Update on Containment as New Fire Starts
All wildfires burning in Southern California were largely contained as of Thursday morning, even after a new fire ignited in ...