Smoke and ash filled the air near three synagogues in Chula Vista, but none of them were immediately threatened or evacuated.

Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer wildfires ...

When the infamous, hairdryer-like Santa Ana winds weaken, the devastating fires in the Greater Los Angeles area can be fought from the air. To do that, firefighting planes and helicopters have dropped ...

The single-engine Cessna that crashed near the Columbia Airport this week in Tuolumne County was registered to an Acampo man, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane, a Cessna 172 ...

The Border 2 Fire, burning in the northwest aspect of the Otay Mountain Wilderness, has scorched 5,389 acres and remains just 10% contained as of Friday morning, CalFire reported. Authorities deployed ...

Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

The Santa Maria Air Tanker Base has reopened to help host the air tankers and other aircraft being sent to aid in the ...

Southern California reservoirs are near full, and hydrant problems are unrelated to the Delta and fish, they note ...

Since the fires broke out Jan. 7, Trump has accused the state of sending too much water to the Pacific Ocean instead of south toward Los Angeles. But the federally managed Central Valley Project doesn ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire on Friday morning several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico ...

HFD personnel released additional information regarding the Kapolei fire diesel fuel fire, stating that a total of 16 HFD units, approximately 55 firefighters, and 4 Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting ...

It only takes one spark. A downed power line, a stray ember carried by the wind or a sudden shift in the weather can turn a ...