Bouquet Fire burns 1,000 acres amid Southern California heat wave

The Bouquet Fire burned more than 1,000 acres near Santa Clarita, California, as crews increased containment and evacuation ...

Cal Fire teams up with software developer to launch AwareCA emergency alert platform

Cal Fire’s new AwareCA platform is fed by first responder agencies across the state, giving competition to Bay Area-based ...

THE CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION HONORS CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS DURING OCTOBER FIREFIGHTER APPRECIATION MONTH

The California Fire Foundation ( — a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting firefighters, their families and the communities they serve — is proud to honor California's firefighters during ...
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CAL FIRE, utility company bring back firefighting helicopter for wildfire season

CHICO, Calif. — PJ Helicopters’ UH-60 Blackhawk was the shining centerpiece at the Chico Airport on Thursday and Cal Fire-Butte County and PG&E joined together to formally announce that the helicopter ...

California Crews Work Quickly to Extinguish Vegetation Fire Near Landfill

Firefighters in San Juan Capistrano, California, worked quickly to put out a small vegetation fire that broke out at a ...