The Latest News and information about California Fires

In an effort to keep forests healthy, Calfire encourages Californians to buy their firewood locally. Teaming up with the California Task Force, Calfire began their public outreach campaign in September with the goal of informing campers, wood cutters, arborists, and the general public about the risks of using transported firewood. Firewood transported over long distances [...]

Smoke may be seen periodically through May 15 as State Parks maintenance crews burn dead, downed and diseased plants and trees in the Washburn Campground area of Hearst San Simeon State Park, just southeast of the intersection of San Simeon Creek Road and Highway 1. The vegetation management program helps protect structures, people and the [...]

Yesterday evening at 6 p.m., a fire was reported in a hay barn in San Jacinto, just off the Ramona Expressway. CalFire responded to a barn filled with 2 tons of hay, with exposure to more hay. The 28 firefighters from CalFire and Hemet City who responded to the call had the blaze contained by [...]

Due to ongoing rain, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in 6 California counties including Orange and San Bernadino. This will clear up state resources to deal with the flooding and landslides that are a result of the rain. Central and Southern California have received a great deal of rain, many areas [...]

A controlled burn of a rice field in the Gerber area filled the air over Red Bluff with smoke Thursday, leaving many south city residents wondering about the smoky sky.  The county is only allotted a certain amount of agricultural and residential burn days, which means a lot of people will be taking advantage of [...]

The U.S. Forest Service control burn that jumped the lines on Figueroa Mountain Tuesday night is now close to being fully contained. The Forest Service received additional help from CalFire, a Vandenberg Hot Shot Crew, and some convict crews. Although no structures were threatened, a water tender and structure protection groups were also called in for [...]

  Sonora, CA– With the winter months finally here, Cal Fire is reminding residents how important it is to practice fire safety inside the home.  According to Twain Harte Battalion Chief Barry Rudolph of Cal Fire, there are many ways a home fire can start. "One of the most common causes this time of year [...]

A 125-acre brush fire that threatened 500 houses in Reche Canyon today on the Riverside-San Bernardino county line is now 100 percent contained, according to Battalion Chief Julie Hutchinson of Cal Fire San Bernardino. Full control is expected by noon tomorrow, officials said. The blaze had been moving in a northeast direction, driven by 10 [...]