Backyard cleanups across rural California are coming with a stern warning from state fire officials: keep your burn pile in check or firefighters may be the ones finishing the job. After several ...

Cal Fire San Luis Obispo Unit Chief John Owens has announced the appointment of Keith Tsudama as the new deputy chief of operations for the San Luis Obispo Unit, effective March 16. Tsudama brings ...

Residents Against Illegal Fireworks has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to investigate Cal Fire's handling of the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion.

Last year, nearly of quarter of Cal Fire's total compensation costs went to overtime for employees.

CAL FIRE NEU responded to a vegetation fire near Colfax on Saturday. According to the agency, the fire started in the area of ...

Today, the state contributes 70 cents to CalPERS to fund CHP pensions for every dollar it pays in salary to officers. It kicks in 51 cents to CalPERS for Cal Fire firefighter pensions for every dollar ...

Emergency crews are preparing for California’s fire season amid a below normal rainy season so far this year. Cal Fire crews are concerned fire risk could rise quickly with incoming dry and relative ...

Current weather trends in the Northstate are creating the need for more resources, ready to respond to fires.

Crews quickly attacked the fire by spraying water through the windows and managed to achieve knockdown on the fire in around ...

Upon arrival at the scene, CAL FIRE crews performed CPR on the victim until they were transported by ground ambulance to a ...