Legislators ask for year-round staffing for Cal Fire firefighters
Cal Fire firefighters currently operate on season employment, working nine months out of the year before they're laid off ...
Cal Fire's predictions didn't foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it's changing its fire-hazard maps
The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...
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California lawmakers renew effort to make state's firefighting force full-time
California lawmakers this year are trying once again to make Cal Fire's firefighting and prevention force a year-round ...
What starts wildfires in San Diego County? Here’s what we know — and don’t know
The causes of about 45% of fires handled by Cal Fire in County from 2019 through 2023 are either ‘undetermined’ or classified ...
Los Angeles' Eaton Fire is 100% contained, Cal Fire says
Containment measures the percentage of a fire's perimeter that firefighters have under control. Parts of the fire's interior ...
Border 2 Fire | Shift in weather, rain helping fight 6,600-acre fire as some evacuation warnings lifted
There were more than 2,400 personnel assigned to battle the fire. All evacuation warnings were lifted Sunday afternoon, but ...
Palisades, Eaton Fires Fully Contained After Weeks of Destruction
Southern California's Palisades and Eaton fires reach 100 percent containment, with 29 dead and over 16,000 structures ...
Palisades and Eaton wildfires 100% contained after nearly a month of burning
The two fires sparked on Jan. 7 during a historic wind event swept through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, killing at least 29, burning over 37,000 acres, or 57.8 square miles, and leaving ...
‘Don’t count on’ rain, Cal Fire says as fight continues with Otay wilderness fire
The Red Cross has set up a temporary evacuation shelter at Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway in El Cajon.
Cal Fire uses augmented reality to train for emergencies
SACRAMENTO -- Stepping into a virtual world to stay safe in the real one, Cal Fire is using augmented reality technology to train flight crews for life-or-death emergencies. The new helicopter and ...