Cal Fire

California's wildfires are destroying forests faster than the state can replant them, and federal cuts are making the gap worse.

California police and fire unions are backing bills that would create new retirement benefits or raise pay. Lawmakers approved them overwhelmingly.

During the LA-area fires, Jose Angel Amezcua, an inmate firefighter, was where he was supposed to be — helping save the communities he had harmed.

Since 2019 California has spent $450 million on a new 911 system. This year the Newsom administration declared it unworkable and will start over.

California has used incarcerated firefighters since 1915 to battle wildfires. But we don't pay them, protect them or treat them like heroes. Lawmakers could change that.

Inmate firefighters say their criminal records make it hard to get a regular firefighting job once they're out. This bill can smooth the way.

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.

So many intense wildfires all at once require an intricate chess game for maneuvering firefighters and equipment around the U.S.

Wildfires — and their suppression — tear through California at a tremendous cost. One rancher recommends returning to the practice of prescribed burns.

The biggest U.S. seller of legal fireworks wants the state to sign a deal with Nevada to stop illegal fireworks from crossing the border. The state fire marshal warns of fireworks danger this July Fourth during the heat wave.