At a briefing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, crews from Cal Fire said progress was being made in fighting the fire and they were hopeful incoming rains would help put out some flames and improve air ...

"Firefighters have made great progress slowing the spread of the fire," Cal Fire officials said in a statement Saturday afternoon. "Rain in the near forecast should mitigate fire activity ...

The Eaton, Palisades, Hughes, and Laguna fires all stand at over 85% containment as of Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire. The Eaton and Palisades fires ignited nearly four weeks ago during a ...

The Border 2 Fire was first discovered on Thursday afternoon in the Otay Mountain Wilderness, around 30 miles southeast of the City of San Diego, according to Cal Fire. The fire was just 10 acres ...

Flames moved over steep, rugged terrain as firefighters battled it on the ground and aboard air tankers and water-dropping helicopters, said Cal Fire Capt. Robert Johnson. Johnson said crews are ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

As of 7:15 p.m. PT, the fire had burned 566 acres and was at 0% containment, according to Cal Fire. The department said the blaze had a "dangerous rate'' of spread in an earlier update.

It was first reported at about 50 acres — but soon mushroomed to more than 10,000 acres by midnight, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.

The fire suppression efforts involve 145 engines, 17 water tenders, 17 helicopters, 18 dozers and 82 hand crews. According to Cal Fire, "Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State ...