Cal Fire

A new program in Santa Clara County will allow commercial ranchers to tend to their animals in the event of a wildfire.

Firefighters were battling a brush fire in a steep area near Mount Umunhum in southern Santa Clara County, according to Cal Fire.

Cal Fire Capt. Josh Shifrin of the Santa Clara County unit says crews have responded to 30% more fires since the heat wave started and discusses how the department is handling the extra workload.

Cal Fire’s Jeff La Russo provides live updates on wildfires burning across the state.

A geography professor at UC Riverside says aggressive wildfire-fighting tactics don’t allow wildfire fuels to burn like they once did, keeping the doors open for massive fires in the future

A new contract for Cal Fire crews is in the works, with pay hikes and other benefits the union has been pushing toward for years. Bob Redell reports.

A new contract for Cal Fire crews is in the works, with pay hikes and other benefits the union has been pushing toward for years.

A new contract for Cal Fire crews is in the works, with pay hikes and other benefits that the union has been pushing toward for years.

Cal Fire crews were on high alert Wednesday as they responded to several reports of lightning strikes.

Cal Fire crews were on high alert Wednesday as they responded to several reports of lightning strikes. Marianne Favro reports.

Firefighters are battling a blaze in central California which has already burned nearly 17,000 acres and was only 10% contained as of Monday morning.

The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Alameda County Strike Team headed out on Saturday to assist Cal Fire crews battling the Oak Fire in Mariposa County west of Yosemite, according to the Oakland and Fremont Fire Departments, which are part of the team.

A fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park erupted Friday afternoon and prompted evacuations even as firefighters made progress against an earlier blaze that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias.

Favorable weather has helped the fight against a wildfire in California’s Gold Country that has forced evacuations in two counties. The Electra Fire had burned 6.4 square miles of rural land as of Wednesday but it was 40% contained. Cal Fire says humidity recovery in the early morning hours moderated fire activity. The fire erupted Monday afternoon in Amador County,...

A 6.5 acre vegetation fire in the vicinity of Port Chicago Highway and Driftwood Circle in Bay Point appears to have been started by a firecracker, Contra Costa Fire said.

A Sierra Nevada wildfire destroyed a building and was a threat to more than 250 homes and other structures, California authorities said Wednesday.

The Rices Fire burning in Nevada County has spread to at least 769 acres. KCRA’s Brian Hickey reports.

Fourth of July is around the corner and on Tuesday, Bay Area cities began selling “safe and sane” fireworks.

Fourth of July is around the corner and on Tuesday, Bay Area cities began selling “safe and sane” fireworks.

Santa Cruz County is in for a grim fire season. That was the assessment of Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit Chief Nate Armstrong, who gave a presentation to the county Board of Supervisors on preparedness for peak fire season that detailed current forest conditions, new equipment, staffing and evacuation routes in the county.