Sixteen active wildfires are currently raging across California — threatening homes and lives as firefighters race to contain them. The blazes, which stretch from San Diego County to Southern Oregon, ...

Peak wildfire season in California has historically lasted from summer to October. But as the Eaton and Palisades fires in January 2025 showed, wildfires can strike at any time. New research suggests ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. More homes have been lost to wildfire in the last eight years than in any other period in California history. The ...

As California again delays controversial rules requiring homeowners in fire-prone areas to maintain a 5-foot “ember-resistant” zone around their houses, a new report finds that properties that were ...

In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, thriving on the flames that flicker through California’s coniferous forests ...