Caldor Fire survivors plead with President Biden for federal assistance

Survivors of the Caldor Fire who lost their homes are pleading with President Biden to overturn a decision keeping them from individual federal assistance. In a video produced by El Dorado County, Caldor Fire survivors describe losing everything and the painful process of trying to rebuild.

Red Flag warning issued because of gusty winds, low humidity

A red flag warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Thursday and Friday in the Sacramento Valley and northern San Joaquin Valley due to gusty winds and low humidity. This includes Solano County.

Laguna Niguel fire: 'Coastal Fire' torches homes, all evacuations lifted

A massive fire, called the "Coastal Fire," engulfed more than a dozen multimillion-dollar mansions near the Laguna Hills area in Orange County.

Fire crews conducting controlled burns in Rodeo near I-80

Fire crews are doing controlled burns of wildland in Rodeo starting Friday that will cause visible smoke and flames along Interstate Highway 80, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

Laguna Niguel fire: More than a dozen multimillion-dollar mansions destroyed

Fire officials said at least 20 multimillion-dollar mansions have been destroyed after a fire erupted in Orange County. Laguna Niguel city officials said 900 homes are under evacuation orders.

California fire destroys mansions; largest wildfire spreads in New Mexico

A fire in Southern California raced through multi-million mansions and the largest wildfire in the U.S. was spreading toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico.

Firefighter working prescribed burn killed when dead tree unexpectedly falls

A firefighter was killed last week when a dead tree unexpectedly fell on him while he was working on a prescribed burn in Tuolumne County, officials say. 

Wildfires can be dangerous to your health even if you’re nowhere near one

The American Lung Association's annual report says there were more days with unhealthy air quality last year than in the 20-year history of the report, due to wildfires.

Concerns about destructive wildfires in California derail another major housing project

A judge has ordered the Southern California city of Santee to throw out the approval of a long-planned housing project, the latest major development in the state to be sidetracked over concerns about destructive wildfires.

PG&E to pay $55 million to settle two wildfire cases

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. on Monday struck a $55 million settlement with six county prosecutors, which puts the beleaguered utility under five years of independent oversight and ends criminal probes into two wildfires.

Nebraska fire chief killed responding to 30,000-acre wildfire

A volunteer fire chief has been killed as the result of wildfire that is estimated to have spread to 30,000 acres. Video shows a large plume of smoke spreading through the sky in Elwood, Nebraska. 

Man guilty of setting Big Sur fire that killed 12 California condors

Ivan Gomez, 31, was convicted by a Monterey County judge of setting the Big Sur Dolan fire while illegally growing marijuana in the Los Padres National Forest.

Uninhabited Kimball Island vegetation fire could burn for days, affect air quality

The Sacramento County vegetation fire is on Kimball Island. Rio Vista Fire Department says it is an uninhabited island with no residences or structures on it.

UN: Wildfires getting worse globally, governments unprepared

A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems that governments are ill prepared to confront, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.

Oakland reaches 78 degrees in February: Experts worry about fire danger, water supply

Record high temperatures in parts of the Bay Area made mid-February feel like mid-summer, as people sported short sleeves and shorts instead of raincoats and boots.