A new wildfire was reported today at 11:48 a.m. in San Diego County, California. Sky 5 Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and ...

California has added two advanced Firehawk helicopters to Cal Fire’s fleet, strengthening its ability to fight wildfires year-round.

Cal Fire is adding to its aerial firefighting fleet, with two more Firehawk helicopters, Gov. Gavin Newsom and agency officials announced Thursday.

A perfect storm of weather and climate conditions made the California wildfires nearly impossible to contain once they ignited, according to experts. In a typical fire management scenario ...

The Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County grew to 52,500 acres entering the Fourth of July weekend. See where California wildfires are burning.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The sky over San Francisco looked apocalyptic Wednesday as wildfires burned east of the California city. The ominous orange ash and smoke floating over the Bay Area actually comes ...

A massive C-130—capable of dropping 4,000 gallons of retardant—is heading to Ramona Air Attack Base. Here's how it's set to transform aerial firefighting.