Crews fight wildfires in windy Southern California that forced residents to evacuate

Firefighters on Saturday battled a pair of wildfires that forced evacuations in Southern California a day earlier as windy ...

First major fires of the year burn in Southern California, fueled by Santa Ana winds

Two fires erupted in Southern California on Friday as Santa Ana winds pushed flames toward homes, triggering evacuations in ...
Los Angeles Times

Cal Fire approach to SoCal’s wildfire crisis could make things worse, court says

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A court ruled a statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the ...

Two fires break out in Southern California amid Santa Ana winds, triggering evacuations

Two fires erupted in Southern California on Friday as Santa Ana winds pushed flames toward homes, triggering evacuations in ...
Mercury News

It rained a lot in October. Did it rain enough to end fire season?

This autumn brought something that isn’t always common for much of California — a decent amount of rain in October. Rather than heat waves, there have been umbrellas. After years in which some of the ...
Sacramento Bee

California wildfires scorched 525,000 acres in 2025. See biggest blazes

The Golden State weathered 8,013 wildfires in 2025, including the destructive Palisades Fire in Southern California, fire officials reported. In all, California wildfires blackened 525,223 acres, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes

A California state agency won’t meet Governor Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires, rules that experts say could have limited the ...