A new wildfire was reported today at 9:29 a.m. in Shasta County, California.

As California again delays controversial rules requiring homeowners in fire-prone areas to maintain a 5-foot “ember-resistant ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:22 p.m. in Riverside County, California. Cantu Fire has been burning on private land.

A new analysis of California’s “Safer from Wildfire” regulations reveals significant differences in how insurers are ...

At last month’s meeting of the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force in Redlands, Director Patrick Wright remembered the group’s early days: “Candidly, when I started this job, we got ...

State Farm said it has paid more than $5 billion to policyholders affected by California wildfires earlier this year, as regulators in Los Angeles County and at the state level scrutinize its handling ...

A lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delayed evacuation warnings during deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires in January, according to an outside review. The ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in California have made an arrest in connection with the deadly January wildfire that erupted into the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history and destroyed much ...

Eaton and Palisades fire survivors on Thursday, Nov. 6, are calling for California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign after a report revealed what it said were loopholes in a 2023 plan that ...

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The Golden State isn't getting a gold star on infrastructure. In fact, California scored a C-, according to a new report from ...