California braced for the arrival of a massive storm on Wednesday, evacuating residents in areas at risk of mudslides and debris flows.

REPORTING IN TRACY HILLS, MICHELLE BANDUR KCRA THREE NEWS. NOW, THOSE NEW CAL FIRE MAPS SHOW YOLO COUNTY HAS NEARLY 40,000 NEW ACRES ADDED TO THE RISK AREA, AND STANISLAUS COUNTY MORE THAN 60,000 ...

Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern ...

Cal Fire is increasing areas across the state it now deems very high severity zones for wildfire by hundreds of thousands of acres. The city of Auburn is one area with a big increase compared to ...

Please also consider subscribing to WIRED Southern California ... every 2 to 10 years now.” At that pace, woody shrubs can’t regrow fast enough after a fire, and the increasing frequency ...

A fire captain in California has been killed in her own home ... The Sheriff’s Homicide Unit is now investigating the death and authorities said they are “actively working to contact persons ...

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department on Thursday identified the person they believe to be responsible for stabbing a Cal Fire captain to death in Ramona earlier this week as the victim's wife ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection this week released new fire hazard severity zone maps for dozens of inland Northern California cities and towns — the first updates to ...

Carey said she would rather take care of it now before more rain comes and the grass grows even higher. Plus, she says the activity of mowing her yard is good outdoor exercise. CAL FIRE has a list ...

Cal Fire’s prescribed burning in the region nearly doubled in the last few years to just under 1,500 acres last year, officials said. The department is now seeking to partner with some of the 18 ...

The county's zones at "very high" fire hazard now cover nearly 7,600 acres, compared to just 11 acres in 2011. The maps, as specified by Cal Fire, only indicate the risk of fires breaking out in ...