A draft executive order the White House is considering plans to overhaul how the nation fights wildfires by creating a new federal agency that prioritizes quickly putting out fires.

Rep. Vince Fong (R-Calif.) can't shake the environmental fight over reducing wildfire threats in California's sequoia groves.

Utility maps of wildfire risk need updating, says the California Public Advocate—and utilities agree. State regulators voted ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have blocked a bill to make oil and gas companies liable for damage to homes ...

The Post's analysis — which accounted for local fire services, fire history, weather patterns, and local terrain — found that ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued an emergency order to increase timber harvesting across 113 million acres of ...

Wildfires are a serious and recurring issue in California, with three main causes behind the Los Angeles tragedy: Climate ...

"We've got to double down on the efforts of wildfire mitigation," California State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant said.

A dozen teachers in Pasadena, Calif., whose homes burned were told they’ll lose their jobs at the end of the school year, a ...

Mudslide risk could increase in Southern California burn areas if trees are cleared, public lands advocate says.