Cal Fire San Benito-Monterey has the largest unmanned aircraft systems program of its kind in the state, in both number of ...

In the sweltering heat of July 2020, the calamity of California’s record-breaking wildfires stretched beyond the front lines. The website of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection — ...

For generations, fire lookout towers stood as landmarks across the American West. Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames ...

David Wood will become the Unit Chief for CAL FIRE's Amador-El Dorado Unit, succeeding retiring Chief Blankenheim.

After deadly wildfires in Los Angeles in the beginning of the year, and a series of massive blazes over the summer, California is experiencing a "calm period" with no major fires currently burning.

For generations, fire lookout towers stood as landmarks across the American West. Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames ...

For generations, fire lookout towers stood as landmarks across the American West. Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames ...

New Cal Fire officers are sworn in on Friday at the agency’s training facility in Ione. Cal Fire graduated 38 new company officers as part of its final training class of the year, capping a record in ...

As if pouring water from a watering can, a firefighter held up a drip torch over a freshly planted rose bush and released a few drops — not of water but of flaming fuel, igniting the bush and the ...