The incredible natural phenomenon is called pyrocumulonimbus, which in simpler terms means a fire-generated storm.

"The northwest flank of the fire continues to be the most active," according to Cal Fire. "Firefighters focused on direct attack along the fire’s edge with strike teams of engines, hand crews ...

The #CougarFire's advancement in Sonoma County has been stopped at 40 acres after effective air and ground containment ...

Just 3 weeks after being added to the Cal Fire fleet, a converted military air tanker has taken to the skies on more than a dozen fires throughout the state, officials said. The retrofitted C-130 ...

Baldy Road, the area from Highway 138 south to the northern border of San Antonio Heights, and Wrightwood community, remained under evacuation, according to Cal Fire. Only 2 firefighters have been ...

Wildfires have been raging near Los Angeles, California and Reno Nevada in the US. Los Angeles fires forced residents to ...

Fire crews ensured a "minimal" spread of the inferno by about 800 acres overnight, according to Cal Fire. Two firefighters have been injured in the Bridge Fire, which began on Sept. 8. At ...

Two men face arson charges in unrelated Butte County cases after Cal Fire investigators arrested them last week in connection with two wildfires in Oroville that were quickly stopped by ...

Authorities said the fire was unintentionally caused by heavy equipment used by an Orange County public works crew.

Officers with the agency arrested 38-year-old Robert Hernandez, of Healdsburg about 8 a.m. Friday, according to a statement ...