Aerial view of California fire devastation. Posted: January 9, 2025 | Last updated: January 9, 2025. Via CNN - Losses from the historic LA wildfires surge to $50 billion and continue to rise ...

Cal Fire and U.S. Forest Service crews took part in an annual training program to learn how to coordinate aerial attacks on wildfires as California braces for another fire season.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, surveys damage in Pacific Palisades with Cal Fire's Nick Schuler Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange ...

State officials have released a third batch of maps showing fire hazards in California's Bay Area and the ... and the Kincade fire of 2019 in Sonoma County burned through over 77,000 ...

The California Aerial Supervision Academy is an annual training, drawing Cal Fire and U.S. Forest Service crews from across the state. Their mission is to learn how to fight fires from above.

United Aerial Firefighters Association head Paul Petersen said the wildfires ravaging California could be among the most devastating in U.S. history, and hopes they "wake up" lawmakers.

The fire suppressants are generally considered safe for people, but many worry about their potential effects on wildlife. Pink flame retardant is seen on a car in the Mandeville Canyon ...

The 2019 Kincade fire was caused by a line built half a century ago. It may be the case, Wara said, that California’s older utility infrastructure, even when inspected, is not up to the job.

In a video, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection demonstrated exactly what could happen to a car that's caught in the path of one of its aerial firefighters.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in California communities at high risk for wildfires and force ...