Wildfire debates often collapse into a single word: climate. Yet the record from California’s worst recent seasons points to ...

The Thomas fire started Dec. 4 in Ventura County. Fanned by strong and shifting wind gusts, the fire grew quickly during its first 24 hours and eventually became the largest wildfire on record in ...

CalFire says the Dixie Fire has surpassed the 2018’s Mendocino Complex fire that burned 459,123 acres, and 2020’s SCU Lightning Complex fire that spread across 396,624 acres. The only larger fire in ...

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, ...

THE FIRE NEXT TIME: A year after the Los Angeles fires laid bare failures in how California pays for wildfire damage, ...

Remington Bixby Hotchkis thinks fighting wildfires with water in California may be so yesterday. The ranching family scion with roots stretching back to the 19th century San Joaquin Ranch in Orange ...

New Trump order pushes federal takeover of LA wildfire rebuilding, allowing permit bypass and launching a federal audit of ...

A typical single-family house is encircled by green, its shrubs and plants sitting just under windows and hugging exterior walls. It's an image that California is trying to get homeowners to rethink ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. California is no stranger to wildfires. Over many years, numerous ...

This isn't just California's story-nationwide, about 85% of U.S. wildfires are human-caused, from accidents and equipment failures to arson.