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

Highly trained K-9s can sniff out the smallest traces of accelerants as fire danger rises ahead of the Fourth of July holiday ...

The Madre Fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has become California’s largest wildfire of the year, scorching more than 80 ...

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

Experts say recent changes at FEMA, NOAA and the U.S. Forest Service could make a challenging fire season in California even worse.

Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire that erupted near California’s Central Coast on ...

The Madre wildfire began Wednesday in San Luis Obispo County, burning 52,952 acres. Only 5% of the blaze has been contained ...

State data shows the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention carried out only one brush clearance operation in ...

California local, state and federal officials blasted the Trump administration and congressional GOP for blocking ...

Beginning this past February, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Office of the State Fire Marshal, ...

About 101,500 new housing units were permitted statewide last year, a 9% drop from the previous year and the state’s lowest ...

More than half of the California National Guard’s firefighting teams were put under federal command, with no way to recall them.