This column was excerpted from Greenhut’s forthcoming booklet, “Protecting Cities from Wildfires: Improving California’s Land-Use, Water and Brush-Clearance Strategies.” Complimentary, downloadable ...

Van Vleck Fire initially started 2:46 p.m. Aug. 6 in Sacramento County, California. It has burned 10.2 acres after being ...

Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that injured four people as it became the ...

First discovered: 2:24 p.m. Aug. 7 Initial location: Sacramento County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 2:24 p.m.

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 83,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...

Los Angeles and Orange Counties are forecasted to see temperatures peaking at 91 degree on Thursday, before cooling off on ...

Nearly triple digit temperatures on Wednesday posed near challengers for firefighters battling the ever growing Gifford Fire ...