SACRAMENTO — As part of California’s strategy to prepare properties and communities against the devastating impacts of ...

When a photographer donated two drones to Cal Fire’s San Benito-Monterey Unit in 2021, the act of generosity launched a drone program that would break records and save lives. A team of Cal Fire drone ...

CalFire Office of the State Fire Marshal announced today that fire departments across the state are beginning the transition to the National Emergeney Response Information System — a secure, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A court ruled a statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the ...

CAL FIRE graduated 38 new company officers on Friday from its Ione Training Center, capping off what the agency called a “milestone year” in its training efforts. Officials said more than 650 company ...

(FOX40.COM) — The Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit announced that burn permits are no longer required in some counties in Northern California. • Video above: USDA works to reduce wildfire risk The fire ...

A Northern California man has been arrested by Cal Fire investigators for allegedly throwing a can and shattering the windshield of a fire engine on its way to an incident. Cal Fire Law Enforcement ...

The San Luis Obispo County Fire Safe Council, in partnership with the City of Atascadero, will begin a hazardous fuels reduction project along the Atascadero Creek. The project is part of the ongoing ...

AUBURN, Calif. – Fire Chief Brian Estes of the Nevada Yuba Placer Unit and Placer County Fire Department will retire at the end of 2025, concluding a distinguished 35-year career with CAL FIRE. Chief ...

CAL FIRE - Tehama-Glenn Unit Chief Monty Smith has announced that he is formally canceling the burn permit suspension within the State Responsibility Areas of Tehama and Glenn Counties, and the areas ...

October 16, 2025 - Mariposa - Effective Monday, October 20, 2025 at 8:00 am, debris burning will be allowed in Mariposa and Eastern Madera Counties. Residents possessing current and valid residential ...

October 15, 2025 - San Andreas – Effective Friday, October 17, 2025, at 8 a.m. the burn permit suspension in Calaveras, Eastern San Joaquin, Eastern Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties will be lifted.