In the sweltering heat of July 2020, the calamity of California’s record-breaking wildfires stretched beyond the front lines. The website of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection — ...

David Wood will become the Unit Chief for CAL FIRE's Amador-El Dorado Unit, succeeding retiring Chief Blankenheim.

After deadly wildfires in Los Angeles in the beginning of the year, and a series of massive blazes over the summer, California is experiencing a "calm period" with no major fires currently burning.

Cal Fire San Benito-Monterey has the largest unmanned aircraft systems program of its kind in the state, in both number of ...

New Cal Fire officers are sworn in on Friday at the agency’s training facility in Ione. Cal Fire graduated 38 new company officers as part of its final training class of the year, capping a record in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A court ruled a statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) protects 31 million acres of California’s privately owned wildlands and responds to more than 550,000 emergencies every year. CAL ...

COBB — Cal Fire has declared war on wildland blazes, having just completed a five-year effort to replace its Vietnam War-era Huey helicopters with 16 Firehawks. This is while the state’s firefighting ...

LOS ANGELES — In a case that calls into question plant clearing techniques that have become fundamental to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, the San Diego ...

3:38 p.m. Nov. 25, 2025: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the Cal Fire program in dispute. It is the California Vegetation Treatment Program, not the Vegetation Management ...