The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is the state's primary wildland firefighting agency, protecting over 31 million acres of California's privately owned wildlands.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department issued evacuation orders after a brush fire ignited in Lakeside, California on ...

A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee was arrested for starting five separate wildfires in California in the last month, according to officials.. Cal Fire Law ...

Six wildfires are burning in Southern California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Earlier this month, two significant wildfires ignited in Los ...

On Monday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection added the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire to its list of the 20 most destructive wildfires ever recorded in the state..

As of Tuesday morning, the blaze reached 26,426 acres and was 5% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The wildfire was discovered last Thursday ...

A new map released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shows a rapidly expanding Line Fire stretching across San Bernardino County, threatening thousands of homes and ...

According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Mountain Fire, located northwest of Los Angeles, exploded to 10,457 acres (16 square miles) in little more than five hours.

The largest, the Palisades Fire, has spread by late Sunday to 23,713 acres with only 13% containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.