Money for more year-round firefighters and increased pay for inmate firefighters could hinge on state’s fiscal health.

With deputies as their protection, firefighters moved into the area to battle the flames while a helicopter dropped water on it from overhead, authorities said.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) released its updated statewide fire hazard maps in March ...

State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant outlines how Cal Fire is preparing for the peak of California’s increasingly long and ...