In what came to be called the "Christmas Valley miracle," the Lake Tahoe Basin communities of Christmas Valley and Meyers were spared in late August 2021 when the massive Caldor Fire entered the basin ...

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Forward-looking: When wildfires sweep through the dry hills outside Los Angeles, homes can be lost in moments. A California startup imagines a different outcome: as embers fall and nearby brush ...

PORTERVILLE, Calif. -- Five people, including four children, are dead following a house fire in Porterville, California. Toys and clothes now sit amongst piles of ash, after a deadly travel trailer ...

Payments from Southern California Edison — the utility whose equipment is believed to have started the Eaton Fire — could help some families rebuild their destroyed homes. But those payments also ...

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 ...

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LOS ANGELES — Lawyers representing victims of the Palisades fire are seeking to depose Los Angeles firefighters to shed light on allegations that a California State Parks official restricted how the ...

A fast-moving wildfire broke out in California’s Mono County on Thursday, November 13, quickly burning through more than 3,400 acres of land by that evening. According to Cal Fire, the Pack Fire ...

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The Pack fire has grown to 3,400 acres amid high winds, but a coming winter storm might help firefighters control the blaze. By Jesus Jiménez and Jill Cowan Reporting from Los Angeles Firefighters in ...