Over the last eight years, wildfires have burned down more houses than at any time in California history. Decades of homebuilding in forests and foothills have left millions of residents exposed as climate change fuels longer, hotter and drier fire seasons.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday went after President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), claiming a lack of support on wildfires in the Los Angeles area earlier this year.

Cal Fire is tracking nearly 40 active wildfires burning across parts of California. While those fires differ in scope, size and containment, recently, many headlines have been about the lightning-sparked wildfires in Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Calaveras ...

Multiple wildfires continue to burn across California, with several still at zero containment and threatening communities. Many of these fires ignited on Sept. 2, sparked by dry lightning during monsoon season. High temperatures, dry winds, and low ...

Across the United States, wildfires are becoming more frequent, more intense, and more destructive, and should be considered not just a public health crisis but a national security issue, too. This year, California has endured some of the most devastating ...

Numerous wildfires erupted in the central and northern regions of California on Tuesday during an outbreak of thunderstorms and dry lightning that some meteorologists had warned would spark new fires and intensify existing blazes. The blazes spread quickly ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom announces Cal Fire’s ongoing commitment to protecting California, as the final two of 16 Sikorsky S-70i Fire Hawk helicopters arrived at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento on July 31, 2025. Photo: Office of the California Governor ...