Since 1993, seven of the 10 worst fire years in California, ranked by total acres burned, have occurred after ...

Generally, wet winters lower wildfire risk and dry winters increase it. Northern California received much more rain and snow ...

Palisades Fire: 23,448 acres with 94% containment ... A break from extreme weather is in store for Southern California as neither heavy rain nor strong winds are expected to return to the ...

Weekend storm is expected to bring some relief. But fire weather could return if dry weather and Santa Ana winds return. Risk of landslides in burned areas is low, but still exists, forecasters say.

The fire was reported around 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday near El Monte Rd in Lakeside in East San Diego County and quickly led to ...

Experts have said the end of this tragic fire season would be marked ... the weather service there said. If the rain falls at a steady, lighter rate, Southern California could be in good shape.

"But even if the rain doesn't materialize this time ... been filed by people who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire, alleging Southern California Edison equipment sparked the blaze.

The rain arrives months overdue and will bring ... Data show that this problem isn’t limited to California. “Fire activity is projected to increase across many portions of the western US ...

But how the rain falls could make the difference ... communication infrastructure,” said the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire. Forecasters don ...

Rain is headed to Southern California this ... given that the season should have ended months ago. California fire officials now often use the term “fire year” because the state’s fire ...

Forecasters are warning of elevated fire risks for all of California come fall, especially in the north, saying that the vegetation that benefited from rain and snow in Northern California will ...

with high risks of concerning conflagrations even for areas that had adequate rain and snow this winter. California’s fire season typically starts up in May as grasses dry out, and this year ...