A dozen major wildfires are burning across California, and officials warn the threat will only grow in August and September, typically the most dangerous months for wildfires.

The Pickett Fire, the largest wildfire in the San Francisco Bay Area this year, started on Thursday and has burned about 10 ...

Brush fires are burning in the San Bernardino County mountains, and Riverside and Santa Barbara counties as Southern California faces some of the warmest temperatures of the season. Stream Los ...

The King Fire ignited around 70 miles northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday morning and quickly grew to nearly 500 acres.

The Gifford Fire in central California has burned more than 119,000 acres as of early Monday, having expanded to reach ...

More than 4,400 wildfires have been reported this year in California, up from 3,800 at this time last year. More than 221,100 acres have burned this year, well beyond the 83,200 acres through July ...

The relentless heat has sparked wildfires across the state of California. Thousands of firefighters battle the blazes and evacuation orders are issued.

Update: Newer report on Gifford Fire includes details of expanded evacuation zone California’s Gifford Fire grew by 10,000 acres overnight to become the state’s biggest wildfire of the year.

Smoke from wildfires, including the Canyon Fire, in Southern California is impacting air quality throughout the region. By Jonathan Lloyd • Published August 4, 2025 • Updated on August 8, 2025 ...

The expansion brought the zone to 840 square miles. As of Friday morning, the fire had burned 101,933 acres (159 square miles) with 15% containment, said fire managers for the U.S. Forest Service.

The Gifford Fire, which broke out on Aug. 1, is located within the Los Padres National Forest in Solvang, California, impacting residents in the coastal counties of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.