The Thorn Fire in the Campo community has spread to 30 acres, resulting in the closure of Interstate 8 in both directions and ...

Elephant Fire has forced evacuation warnings for parts of Lassen County and the Tahoe and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Californians remain on alert as wildfire crews begin to gain the upper ...

Cal Fire says wildfire activity is increasing across California, with fires shifting from lower-elevation grasslands into the Sierra as vegetation dries out.

Despite the fire's rapid spread, no injuries or structural damage have been reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A trio of satellites set to launch early Tuesday will give wildland firefighters more time to respond and scientists more information about fire-prone regions across the globe.

California has already recorded 1,720 wildfires that have scorched 53,981 acres so far in 2026, a pace that has forced the state to push more than 2,800 personnel and equipment into the field before ...

Forest fires now burn 10 times more acreage annually than in 1985, while wildfire severity has gotten even worse. In California, 30 times more acreage burned from high-severity, forest-killing fires, ...

After devastating fires turned their forest into a moonscape, members of the Konkow Valley Band of Maidu found evidence of ...

New research suggests high-severity wildfires are overtaking California's forests and killing some of the world's oldest trees.