The photos, by SCNG staff photographer Jeff Gritchen, were shot with Federal Aviation Administration authorization and the cooperation of CalFire. Drones were allowed into the area, but only with ...

The Eaton fire, affecting Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre, was 55% contained, based on CalFire estimates at 6:30 a.m. Thursday. Palisades Fire has charred 23,713 acres and the Eaton Fire ...

Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft make it the largest ...

As Los Angeles County continues to endure one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in California's history, Cal Fire Battalion Chief David Acuña warned that it could take weeks to fully ...

Cal Fire elected not to fund millions of dollars in Wildfire Prevention Grants over the last four years for areas that were destroyed by the Palisades fire, state records show. During the same ...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to end a contract with Cal Fire and place fire service in that part of the county under direct county control. At Tuesday's meeting, county ...

Santa Clara County supervisors on Tuesday voted to dissolve a special fire protection district which serves the southern portion of the county, and relies on CalFire for service, and the county ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom surveys damage in Pacific Palisades with Cal FIRE’s Nick Schuler and Sen. Alex Padilla during the Palisades Fire on Jan. 8. Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group ...

SAN DIEGO — The Cal Fire C-130 is a flying fortress of firefighting power. The converted US Coast Guard cargo plane is loaded with 36,000 pounds of flame retardant or water, to put out fast ...

A brush fire that sparked Tuesday morning in Ramona amid a red flag warning was quickly halted by Cal Fire San Diego crews. Crews responded around 6:50 a.m. to the fire near Pamo Road and West ...