The slow and bumpy 5-mile road to Fallen Leaf Lake, southwest of South Lake Tahoe, affords only one way in and one way out — ...

For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, ...

Gary Gerren, the affable fire chief in the community of Fallen Leaf Lake, is serious about protecting the few hundred full-time residents and the thousands of summer daytrippers who descend on his ...

Over the past 25 years, state officials have largely ignored hundreds of requests by rural school districts to fix the ...

As the fires that ravaged Los Angeles in January ebbed, many trees were left standing next to burnt down homes. Here’s why.

Firefighters have been working since Saturday afternoon to contain a wildfire that broke out in Wharton State Forest in ...

Budget-conscious lawmakers have responded by letting Edison, PG&E and SDG&E do most of the heavy lifting of reducing wildfire ...

For the first time since the deadly California wildfires in January, recordings of 911 calls placed minutes after Eaton Fire ...

The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme ...

Tesla's ability to outrage and inspire may seem novel to some but the vehicle may be a spiritual kin with another scorned ...