The Latest News and information about California Fires

An "aggressive" response by dozens of firefighters is being credited with saving a La Quinta home Monday. Cheri Patterson with the Riverside County Fire Department says the fire broke out at around 2 a.m., in the 57000 block of Via Vista for unknown causes. Shortly after, 39 firefighters were sent to the scene and helped [...]

Early Saturday afternoon, CalFire responded to a house fire in west Chico.  Within 2 hours, they had put out the blaze, but by that time the 1,200 square foot house had been destroyed by the flames. Residents of the house were not home at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is [...]

Early Saturday morning, a house fire took the life of a Copperopolis man. The Calaveras County Coroner's Office has identified the man as 52 year old Ricky Brent Lamb, Sr.  The fire was reported at 2:08 a.m., and when Cal Fire crews arrived the structure was fully involved. PG&E also responded to the scene due [...]

This morning, a fire broke out in a home in the Crestline-area town of Valley of Enchantment. The fire took the life of one person, injured a pet dog, and closed a section of Highway 138 temporarily. Forty firefighters from the Crest Forest Fire Protection District as well as the San Bernardino County Fire Department [...]

  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 [...]