A dry January means concerning news for some of California's wildfire risk indicators, whereas others are performing well.

The pile burning project, called 2026 Howard Mill Understory, was initiated 7:56 a.m. Jan. 27 at in Lake County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United ...

A new prescribed burn, named ARRD - ADMIN SITE SEED ORCHARD RX, was initiated today at 8:37 a.m. in in Placer County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the ...

Trump administration bypasses California permitting delays to unlock $3.2 billion in disaster relief for wildfire survivors ...

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reducing the reimbursement city and rural fire departments get for responding to wildfires. Fire officials fear it will hamper fire response across the West.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted Tuesday and roared across the Los Angeles area, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least 11 people, ...

Southern California continues to hold roughly twice the exposure in high and extreme wildfire zones compared with the north, ...

Six months ago, after the Eaton fire, we visited Soli Cooksey on her vacant lot in Altadena that used to be her home and business. Cooksey is the founder of Joonbird, a vintage-inspired children’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. California is no stranger to wildfires. Over many years, numerous ...

In 2022, Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball. In January 2025, California wildfires impacted one of his homes.