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Wildfire burns through a forest, creating tall flames and thick smoke, with silhouettes of trees in the foreground, under an orange-red, smoky sky.

California Fires

National Weather Service’s plan to hire crucial staffers after mass layoffs will be too late for wildfire season

by Marcus Baram • Capital & Main Aug. 10, 2025, 9:56 a.m.Aug. 10, 2025, 9:56 a.m.

Key California weather forecast offices will remain “criminally understaffed” while new hires get on board, former NWS meteorologists warn.

Soldiers in camouflage with shields labeled "CALIFORNIA NATIONAL."

Head of Trump’s L.A. deployment wants National Guard troops returned to firefighting duty

by Amelia Benavides-Colón • NOTUS July 1, 2025, 10:28 a.m.July 1, 2025, 10:28 a.m.

A helicopter is flying low toward a landing area with with trees, buildings and mountains behind the helicopter.

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Fire birds: Cal Fire’s helicopter fleet is ready to fly whenever trouble strikes this summer

by Bay City News June 28, 2025, 4:08 p.m.June 28, 2025, 4:08 p.m.

Burnt remains of a building with walls and archway partially intact, showing charring and rubble.

California Fires

State Farm wins first-ever emergency rate hike in California

by Levi Sumagaysay • CalMatters May 14, 2025, 9:14 a.m.May 14, 2025, 9:14 a.m.

A firefighter in a yellow helmet walks through a smoky forest, holding an ax.

California Fires

California sets aside $170M to thin vegetation, forests to help prevent wildfires

by Alejandro Lazo • CalMatters April 17, 2025, 12:01 p.m.

Nighttime scene of a wildfire on mountainous terrain, with a calm body of water in the foreground reflecting nearby lights and paddleboats on the shore.

Weekend progress made against Southern California wildfires

by Jaimie Ding, Walter Berry and Olga R. Rodriguez • Associated Press Sept. 16, 2024, 3:50 p.m.Sept. 16, 2024, 3:51 p.m.

Massive smoke plume from a wildfire in a suburban hilly area with palm trees and houses in the foreground.

Cool weather forecast offers hope in battling intense Southern California blaze

by Eugene Garcia and Olga R. Rogriguez • Associated Pres Sept. 10, 2024, 11:53 a.m.Sept. 10, 2024, 11:53 a.m.

A large wildfire burns across a hilly landscape at night, with an orange glow against a dark sky and reflections on a body of water in the foreground.

Man accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car window

by Associated Press Aug. 27, 2024, 2:33 p.m.Aug. 27, 2024, 2:33 p.m.

Wildfire burns through a forest, creating tall flames and thick smoke, with silhouettes of trees in the foreground, under an orange-red, smoky sky.

California wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants − losing these insects is a warning of bigger water problems

by Lauren Magliozzi • The Conversation Aug. 26, 2024, 5:57 p.m.Aug. 26, 2024, 5:57 p.m.

Firefighters in yellow suits battle a forest fire surrounded by thick smoke and tall trees.

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

by Dorany Pineda • Associated Press Aug. 15, 2024, 12:12 p.m.Aug. 15, 2024, 12:12 p.m.