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

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, ...

2025 began with a series of raging fires in Los Angeles, which decimated neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, killing more than 30 people. The burn zones remain in the rebuilding ...

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 ...

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 ...