Three wildfires have burned more than 3,500 acres this week in Southern California and triggered evacuation orders and ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

EL CAJON, Calif. — A powerful new online tool from CAL FIRE is giving the public a clearer look at California’s wildfire history and helping the agency prepare for future fires. The interactive map ...

The island has been closed to visitors, and all non-fire staff were evacuated on Sunday, the National Park Service said.

Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for coastal Northern California on Monday as part of a two-month rollout process that ends with Southern California on March 24. The new maps include ...

Firefighters across California are working to extinguish multiple wildfires — including several blazes that broke out over the weekend and others that flared up early this week — as the state contends ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cal Fire has released maps identifying the level of fire hazard severity that cities across eight Southern California counties ...

As California's wildfire season intensifies, the need for up-to-date information is critical. Several organizations offer online maps that can help Californians figure out how far they are from the ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released new fire-hazard severity maps Monday that added thousands of acres within the purview of local fire departments across agricultural ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection began rolling out a long-awaited update to its fire hazard severity zones Monday, which is set to more than double the number of acres in ...

Forecasters warn that warm Pacific waters could increase the chances of rare but dangerous tropical systems affecting the state.