The Latest News and information about California Fires

California– A water-resistant, fire-resistant, termite resistant building material has a lot of builders, firefighters, and homeowners excited, especially those facing fire danger in the Sierra foothills. The destruction of California wildfires is repeated year after year. People lose their homes, everything they own inside, and even their lives, helpless to stop the advancing flames, despite [...]

For the builder or buyer of a new home, the decision of whether or not to install a fire sprinkler can be complicated, particularly if you’re not already an expert on the matter. A free National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) online tool helps make that decision a little easier by examining the costs [...]

In between a lesson in arithmetic and a spelling test, Cottonwood Creek first-graders in Visalia got a look at the risks of playing with matches and the dangers of fire. As the first part of a four-part lesson, dozens of first-graders met with CAL FIRE firefighters Monday morning. As soon as the 6- and 7-year-olds [...]

Firefighters stationed in Tulare County recently re-landscaped their fire station, and used the process as a lesson in fire safety. The Three Rivers Redbud Garden Club took care of the planting, choosing native plants that are an optimum model of defensible space. The plants, shrubs, mulch and rocks that were placed around the station are [...]

  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 [...]