California Wildfires

The Park Fire in Northern California is now the sixth largest wildfire in California history, having scorched more than 368,000 acres across four counties, according to Cal Fire.

Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in northern California are getting some help from the weather just hours after the blaze exploded scorching an area larger than Los Angeles.

A Northern California wildfire continued to roar through forest land and small communities across two counties, destroying dozens of structures and forcing thousands to flee as hundreds of firefighters tried to contain the flames.

In less than 24 hours, the Park Fire in Northern California grew to more than 71,000 acres. How is this even possible?

A wildfire in Butte County exploded overnight, spreading from about 6,500 acres Wednesday evening to more than 71,000 acres by Thursday afternoon, and authorities arrested a Chico man they suspect started the blaze, according to Cal Fire and law enforcement officials.

Authorities in Placer County on Monday found a group of hikers who had been unaccounted for within the boundaries of a wildfire in Tahoe National Forest.

A wildfire in Mariposa County, near Yosemite National Park, prompted evacuations and multiple road closures overnight Friday, according to Cal Fire.

Thousands of people evacuated during a Northern California wildfire were allowed to return home Thursday afternoon as crews continued battling flames amid scorching heat, officials said.

Officials in a Northern California community canceled an annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration as an estimated 26,000 residents remained displaced by a growing wildfire, while hundreds of firefighters toiled under extreme heat to keep flames from reaching more homes.

A fast-moving wildfire in Northern California has forced thousands of residents to flee their homes and already has reached at least one neighborhood, destroying multiple structures.

Five years after the 2018 Camp Fire killed 85 people and destroyed 90% of the homes here, residents of Paradise, California, face a new struggle: Finding homeowner’s insurance.

The Point Fire in Sonoma County remains 85% contained and holding at 1,207 acres, Cal Fire said on social media Sunday morning.

The Point Fire in Sonoma County was 80% contained and had burned 1,207 acres as of Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire’s latest update.