Crews across California were battling a growing number of significant wildfires on Tuesday — including the 15,000-acre Post fire in Los Angeles County — and facing another day of gusty winds ...

While the peak of California's wildfire activity tends to be in the late summer to fall seasons, state officials for years now have stated that wildfires can happen at any point in the year. As ...

California officials overseeing the $21 billion fund that was expected to protect utilities and their customers from the cost ...

The wildfires burning in Southern California are heightening a nationwide shortage of firefighters, aircraft and contractors to fight these blazes. ... Sept. 11, 2024. Still, ...

So far in this year’s California’s wildfire season, about 20 times more acres of land have burned than around this time last year. Since the beginning of the year, there were more than 3,500 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season. Mendocino County officials said they found human ...

CAMARILLO, Calif. — Southern California firefighters made progress against a wildfire that has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, after fierce wind gusts began easing Friday, allowing some ...

Wednesday’s wildfires burned in the same areas of other recent destructive infernos, including the 2018 Woolsey Fire, which killed three people and destroyed 1,600 homes near Los Angeles, and ...

First, California had a wet winter this year, with rainfall since Oct. 1 in San Francisco at 113% of normal, 157% in Los Angeles, and 92% in Fresno. The Sierra Nevada snowpack was 111% of normal ...

California wildfires dim solar generation during power demand peak. Gavin Maguire. July 31, 2024 12:00 PM UTC Updated July 31, 2024 ... Through the first half of 2024, ...

The multiple wildfires raging in California are being described by eyewitnesses as "apocalyptic." ... the number of policies under the FAIR Plan has more than doubled from 2020 to 2024 to 452,000.