A wildfire in a wilderness area on the Central California coast grew to more than 70,800 acres Friday as the fire-prone state enters the hot and dry months of summer. The Madre Fire, burning in warm ...

Air quality is unhealthier-than-average for some people Thursday as winds are blowing wildfire smoke across the Northern ...

"The fire continues to burn at a moderate rate," Cal Fire said, adding that hundreds of firefighters were working through the night.

The wildfire evacuation zone for the Orleans Complex was expanded Tuesday to include the community of Forks of Salmon.

The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned. The area is mostly uninhabited.

Fire season has begun with a bang in California, where more than a dozen wildfires have ignited since Saturday — the largest ...

California launches heat ranking tool, map to rank severity risks across the state GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS ROLLING OUT. WELL, FIRST OFF, THERE’S THAT NEW HEAT RANKING TOOL.