For the first time ever, California fire officials have identified the City of Santa Maria as having the potential risk of a ...

More than 90% of the city of Poway is designated as a moderate, high or very high Fire Hazard Severity Zone, Cal Fire reported in a release of new maps for areas under local and county fire agency ...

The blaze, which is being called the Silver Fire, was reported at around 2:10 p.m. on Sunday near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon ...

VIIRS/MODIS satellite hotspot data is updated daily in the morning with the red dots indicating which direction the fire is moving. The color of the dots shows how recent the data is (red is today, ...

The wildfire — which some agencies called the Laws Fire — was reported Sunday afternoon near the highway bridge over the ...

Evacuations for the Silver Fire can be found in the evacuation map below. Evacuation Order in place for an active wildfire in the area. An Evacuation Center has been established at the Bishop Senior ...

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced a settlement with developer Baldwin & Sons of a lawsuit filed in 2020 by ...

Silver Fire near Bishop, California, has prompted evacuations in Inyo and Mono Counties and closed parts of U.S. Highway 6.

There’s a magical moment when you’re cruising along Mulholland Highway through the Santa Monica Mountains, and suddenly—like ...

California released new maps that will dictate building requirements in fire-prone areas. State officials say the updates ...