More than a week after a series of large wildfires broke out across Southern California and burned nearly 23,000 acres of land, firefighters are finally reaching full containment of the Santa Rosa Island,

The Golden State has already experienced multiple large wildfires in the first five months of 2026, including a series of major wind-driven blazes that ignited this month in Southern California, triggering mandatory evacuations for tens of thousands of residents.

Simi Valley, the Channel Islands and areas east of Bakersfield are on fire. What’s the risk for Northern California?

The Sandy fire is burning near a toxic waste area in where a partial nuclear meltdown once took place, sparking concerns about the potential for contaminants to be released.

California fires have triggered evacuation orders and warnings. See latest on size and containment.

A section of a 1,500-year-old giant sequoia tree that died in the SQF Complex Fire, which burned roughly 175,000 acres of California’s Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest in 2020, is headed to the Smithsonian,

It’s been 16 months since a massive fire tore through one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in rural Monterey County, spewing toxic gas into the air as it smoldered for several days,

The Sandy Fire broke out Monday morning in Ventura County, California, burning nearly more than 800 acres and prompting evacuation orders in parts of Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks.

On Tuesday, fire officials said the Sandy Fire had experienced significant growth due to shifting winds, steep terrain and canyon-driven fire behavior.

Officials say record-low Sierra snowpack is an early warning sign for California.

Calcoast Fencing Los Angeles today announced a significant expansion of its fire-resistant fencing services across the greater Los Angeles area, responding to surging homeowner demand driven by California’s newly enforced Zone 0 wildfire safety regulations and the ongoing aftermath of the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires.