Last year, nearly of quarter of Cal Fire's total compensation costs went to overtime for employees.

After deadly wildfires in Los Angeles in the beginning of the year, and a series of massive blazes over the summer, California is experiencing a "calm period" with no major fires currently burning.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bulldozer moves into position to cut firebreaks as a hand crew descends a hillside during the Canyon fire in Castaic on Aug. 8. ...

An email obtained by KCRA 3 Investigates suggests that the State Fire Marshal may have had information that could have prompted inspections of a fireworks facility in Esparto two years before July's ...