A vegetation fire that broke out Monday evening near Valley Springs has surged past 1,400 acres with no containment, prompting mandatory evacuations across four zones east of New Hogan Lake as crews battle rapid uphill fire spread through grass and brush.

The Woodside Fire in Sonoma County has burned more than 50 acres, and the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has issued evacuation orders. According to Cal Fire, the fire is currently 0% contained, and crews are currently working to slow the spread.

A fire burning along California's coast is impacting air quality across parts of Northern California, with some waking up on Friday and smelling or seeing the smoke. The smoke is being transported into Sacramento, Yuba, Solano and Yolo counties by the ...

Update: The fire managers put the burn area at 15,526 acres on Tuesday, but with more precise mapping it was revised to 12,670 acres. A wildfire that started Saturday has become California’s second largest of the season.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection manages 31 million acres of the state. Precise maps all the way down to driveways and swimming pools can help firefighters save land and lives.

A series of active wildfires burning across California have torched more than 22,000 acres combined as firefighters battle dangerous conditions in at least six major blazes stretching from Santa Barbara County to San Diego County. The largest inferno, the ...

Cal Fire crews were responding to a brush fire that sparked along a road in Jamul Friday and was threatening at least one structure. The brush fire ignited around 2:20 p.m. along Skyline Truck Trail and quickly sent a dark plume of smoke over the area, ALERTCalifornia/UC San Diego cameras showed.

Wildfire tracking apps used by millions of Californians lag behind incident command data by design — the Woodside Fire revealed how FIRIS infrared aircraft, the NIFC five-minute public data feed, and app polling intervals combine to delay public perimeters,