Bug Fire explodes to 6,500+ acres near Cold Springs, forcing evacuations across the Nevada-California border region.

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 83,000 acres of California's Central Coast, becoming the state's largest wildfire of the year so far. The massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties was 9% contained as of ...

Update: The fire managers put the burn area at 15,526 acres on Tuesday, but with more precise mapping it was revised to 12,670 acres. A wildfire that started Saturday has become California’s second largest of the season.

A series of active wildfires burning across California have torched more than 22,000 acres combined as firefighters battle dangerous conditions in at least six major blazes stretching from Santa Barbara County to San Diego County. The largest inferno, the ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection manages 31 million acres of the state. Precise maps all the way down to driveways and swimming pools can help firefighters save land and lives.

A fire that started Saturday night in steep, rugged terrain in Big Sur quadrupled in size Monday, prompting the evacuations of residents and visitors from luxury resorts including the Ventana Big Sur hotel and Post Ranch Inn,

The fire, approximately 50 acres, is burning in brush in Sierra County across the border.

Cal Fire crews were responding to a brush fire that sparked along a road in Jamul. NBC 7’s Dave Summers was there as firefighters put it out. Cal Fire crews were responding to a brush fire that sparked along a road in Jamul Friday that had prompted evacuations and destroyed at least one trailer.