As dangerously hot air bakes parts of the Southwest, forecasters are flagging elevated odds of significant wildland fire activity.

Santa Rosa leaders approved updates to the city’s fire hazard areas over objections from some residents who raised questions about the implications for their properties.

The Golden State weathered 8,013 wildfires in 2025, including the destructive Palisades Fire in Southern California, fire officials reported. In all, California wildfires blackened 525,223 acres, killed 31 people and burned 16,512 structures in the past ...

Evacuation order is in place as a brush fire burns near Live Oak Park Road in Fallbrook, California.