US Wildfires Are Getting Bigger and More Complex, Prompting Changes in Firefighting Workforce

US Wildfires Are Getting Bigger ... acting director of fire and aviation at the U.S. Forest Service. With fires growing in size and duration, federal officials in charge of juggling resources ... Read More

California requires new homes to have solar panels. Should wildfire victims get a break?

HUNDREDS OF HOMES in Joe Patterson’s Northern California ... Meanwhile, the insurance crisis in California’s wildfire country has only gotten worse since. After the devastating wildfire ... Read More

California wildfires: Why are so many listed as missing?

The number of missing jumped from 110, to 220, to 631 on Thursday before going over 1,000 Over the last few days the number of people unaccounted for in the deadly Camp Fire in northern California ... Read More

California wildfires continue to rage

The death toll in California is rising as fires burn across the northern and southern parts ... counsel explained his findings to Congress after his report set off a political bombshell. Read More

Crashes and Disasters

The fire was reported around ... A 4-mile stretch of Highway 395 was closed in the early hours of Thursday; the road reopened around 8:15 a.m., the California Department of Transportation said. Read More

Northern California wildfire threatens 500 buildings

A wildfire that erupted in Northern California forced evacuations as it ... the flames spread to nearby dry vegetation. At an evening news conference, however, Mr Estes said he could not confirm ... Read More

California highway clogged after hundreds of toilet paper rolls spill

Traffic on a California highway was clogged after a truck carrying toilet paper ... FOUND GUILTY OF GUNNING HIM DOWN' READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP Video from SKY Fox showed CHP officers rapidly ... Read More

California’s Highway 1 remains closed after road collapsed in storm

Section of highway crumbled during major storm on Saturday, leaving nearly 2,000 travelers stranded during Easter weekend A famous California highway remained closed on Monday after a portion of ... Read More

California suspect killed after police open fire at mall following pursuit

California law enforcement shot and killed a suspect at a mall in Los Angeles County following a police chase on Friday, according to officials. The shooting happened at around 4:30 p.m. at the ... Read More

‘Major’ crash blocks Northern California highway, CHP says

(FOX40.COM) — A crash involving multiple vehicles blocked a highway in Northern California on Friday afternoon, according to California Highway Patrol. CHP said no injuries were reported in the ... Read More

Tracking wildfires in the US

Wildfire smoke creates fine particulate matter that can linger in the atmosphere and spread from coast to coast. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in large quantities ... Read More

West Maui wildfire grows to 2,100 acres

There was no immediate threat to homes or other structures, according to a county news release. Fire Department helicopters made water drops starting at daybreak and continuing until nightfall ... Read More