In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...

Gavin Newsom, facing nationwide criticism after the devastating Los Angeles fires, on Thursday signed an executive order to ...

California Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing a suite of bills in response to the Los Angeles firestorm last ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by the state show more than 1 million acres are at a higher risk of wildfires.

Cal Matters reports that the California State Fire Marshall's Office released new maps for local jurisdictions to enforce fire safety rules. More than 2 million acres of land in California, ...

Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some ...

“Ninety-five percent of fires are sparked by people,” said California state Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant, referring to blazes sparked by cigarettes, campfires, powerlines, fireworks, vehicles a ...

“Ninety-five percent of fires are sparked by people,” said California state Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant, referring to blazes sparked by cigarettes, campfires, powerlines, fireworks, vehicles a ...

Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate nearly two-and-a-half million acres of local ...

The bulk of Oregon's firefighters who went south to aid California with the devastating fires around Los Angeles will return home this week, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal's office.

Gov. Gavin Newsom last month announced a “Marshall Plan” to rebuild the region after wildfires claimed 29 lives and could ...