The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than ...

Even though weather conditions this weekend weren't ripe for wildfire, several blazes broke out across Riverside and San ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has released updated statewide fire hazard maps for the first time in 14 years, ranking fire likelihood in certain areas from moderate ...

Located outside the city of Temecula, the blaze is currently about 2,500 acres in size but only 15% contained, officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

The fire, which started on Friday, July 14, had by Saturday afternoon reached 7,603 acres, or about 12 square miles, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. Containment was ...

David Acuna, a spokesman with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said the biggest concerns are the Palisades and Eaton Fires breaking their containment lines and a new ...

As of Thursday afternoon, the fire has burned 18,657 acres and is only 5% contained, said Cal Fire, formally known as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

However, the most destructive fire in California history — the Camp Fire — started in November 2018. Sparked by power lines, the blaze burned 153,336 acres and 18,804 structures in Butte County.

"Our concern is the next fire, the next spark that causes the next wildfire," said David Acuna, a spokesman with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.

More than 80 homes were destroyed in the massive Airport Fire that scorched through tens of thousands of acres in Orange and Riverside counties as people fled for their lives.

New Cal Fire maps show wildfire risk for millions of Southern Californians 04:20. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has released updated statewide fire hazard maps for the ...