Although the state faces the threat of catastrophic wildfire every year, it lacks reliable funding to pay for response and protection, Sen. Jeff Golden writes. The kicker offers an opportunity to ...

Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, introduced a package of legislation aimed at preventing wildfires and increasing penalties for ...

They said they did not know who the owner was, only that their company, National Wildfire Protection Service, had dispatched them there. The business of private firefighting burst into public view ...

What happened next is a fire protection success story ... "No TV, no radio, no two-way, no emergency services. Nothing." In September 2020, the 41,700-acre Bobcat Fire burned to within 500 feet of the ...

Jesse Torres, a battalion chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire ... in areas with unreliable cellular service. Even if you haven't prepared a go bag ...