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Cal Fire crews spread throughout the state early Tuesday as 11 wildfires of at least 300 acres continued to burn. Two Northern California fires that started Monday grew particularly fast, each ...
The agency has nearly doubled its fire protection staff since 2019, from 5,829 to 10,741 positions, and nearly doubled its fire protection budget from $2 billion to $3.8 billion.
"Everything is burning," one survivor said of the raging Park Fire in California, as officials say the state's wildfire activity is already 2,816% higher this year than in 2023.
The Park fire north of Chico — the largest blaze in California this year — exploded to more than 353,000 acres by Sunday morning, with its rapid spread destroying scores of buildings and ...
Breaking News Map: Gifford Fire grows 10,000 acres overnight to become California’s biggest wildfire of 2025 News Crime and Public Safety Crashes and Disasters ...
It was only a week ago that the 19,000-acre Oak Fire about 400 miles south, in Mariposa County, became the state's largest of the year. That blaze, roughly 40 miles from the edge of Yosemite ...
California's Park Fire exploded just miles from the site of the 2018 Camp Fire, the worst wildfire in state history, before leaving a legacy of its own. See how quickly it unfolded.
Update: Gifford Fire burns 5,000 acres in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County Updated August 1, 2025 10:51 PM Fires ...
Cal Fire personnel work to create a dozer line ahead of a wildfire in eastern California on Sunday, March 30, 2025. The Silver Fire has burned roughly 1,250 acres near Bishop and was 0% contained ...