The blaze threatened about 450 structures and forced the closure of the highway in both directions east of Santa Maria, a ...

Temporary evacuation sites were established at Benjamin Foxen Elementary School in Santa Maria and the Cuyama Valley Family ...

A wildfire in Southern California has burned over 72,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said.

Nearly 2,000 firefighters are fighting a battle against the Gifford wildfire in central California that has already burned ...

Christion Schoenfeld was in Cal Fire’s Mendocino Unit; he had served two years as a handcrew firefighter in Amador-El Dorado ...

The blaze injured three people, put hundreds under evacuation orders and threatened 460 structures, officials said.

Fire managers for the U.S. Forest Service put Gifford at 49,761 acres (77 square miles), with 3% containment. Three people ...

The Gifford fire, which has been fueled by dry conditions and warm weather, has spread to two counties, officials said.

A massive wildfire is threatening hundreds of homes in central California after injuring at least three people Monday as it ...

The fire was first reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. in the Holcomb Valley area, about five miles north of Big Bear.

CAL FIRE demonstrated the potentially destructive force of aerial retardant drops while announcing plans for a $12 million ...

Cal Fire and the Mendocino community are grieving the loss of Firefighter I Christion Schoenfeld, who they said tragically ...