As California enters June, rising temperatures, dry vegetation and shrinking moisture levels are causing increased wildfire ...

A large wildfire has burned a third of Santa Rosa Island in California’s Channel Islands National Park — an area home to dozens of rare plants and animals, including some found nowhere else in the ...

Wildfires may happen more often during the summer and early fall, but they can happen any time of the year in California.

Multiple wildfires are currently burning across Southern California. Investigators are looking into unusual ignition sources, including a possible SOS flare and a tractor striking a rock. The Santa ...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in Southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes. The wind-driven Sandy Fire was reported ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The state’s annual budget for wildfire mitigation work could drop by hundreds of millions as two key funding ...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened suburban homes in Southern California. The Sandy Fire was reported around 10 a.m. in ...

Many wildfires are started by everyday actions and small mistakes rather than large-scale disasters. A lost hunter's signal fire, meant for rescue, grew into one of California's largest wildfires.

The expectant couple, along with several children and loved ones, walked with anticipation into the grass at the edge of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Multiple wildfires are active across Southern California as elevated fire danger continues and forecasters warn only limited ...