Oil rig off the SoCal coast catches fire; 'no immediate threat' to environment, officials say

An oil platform off the coast of Carpinteria caught fire Monday morning, triggering a response from the U.S. Coast Guard and ...

Update: Canyon Fire in Kern County still at 50% containment by Friday evening

Canyon Fire initially started 3:54 p.m. May 7 at Highway 14 & Highway 178, Ridgecrest in Kern County, California. After being ...

Northern California wildfire preparedness showcased at Cal Fire media event

As California heads into another potentially dangerous wildfire season, local, state and federal agencies gathered in Sonoma ...

California fire wipes out toilet paper warehouse that served 50M people

Kimberly-Clark, whose brands include Huggies, Kleenex, Depend and Cottonelle, said it was working to prevent any disruption ...

Update: Canyon Fire expands to 2,000 acres in Kern County, still uncontrolled

Canyon Fire initially started today at 3:54 p.m. at Highway 14 & Highway 178, Ridgecrest in Kern County, California. After ...
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California offers $70 million in grants to reduce wildfire risk

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - CAL FIRE announced up to $70 million in new funding is available to help California communities ...

California governor seeks more FEMA money for fire victims

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has requested an extension of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for survivors of last ...

Arson suspect in California warehouse fire allegedly compared himself to Luigi Mangione

The 29-year-old man charged in connection with fires that burned down a paper products warehouse in California was allegedly motivated by anti-capitalism sentiment and compared himself to Luigi ...

What to plant (and what to remove) in California's new 'Zone Zero' fire-safety proposal

After years of debate between fire officials seeking total vegetation removal within the first 5 feet of homes and ecologists backing selective landscaping, California proposed a compromise.