As wildfire danger grows, California officials are cracking down on illegal fireworks. Here's what to know before July 4.

With Fourth of July celebrations only a week away, state and local fire officials in Sacramento along with law enforcement pledged increased enforcement against illegal fireworks.

One month after a deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto, California, left seven people dead and two injured, investigators are still working to determine the cause and whether any criminal charges ...

"We've learned a lot from the loss here in California. And one of those things that we've learned is that wildfire mitigations, home hardening combined with defensible space, in particular that first ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Daniel Berlant as the new state fire marshal with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and Oregan Gov. Tina Kotek has tapped Lisa Charpilloz ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Daniel Berlant as the new state fire marshal with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). He was serving in this role in an acting ...

SACRAMENTO – California's decades-old wildfire mapping system could face some changes with a measure continuing to make its way through the legislature. "All this bill does is ensure that we are ...

QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO HIM. ONE MONTH LATER. THE DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND FROM THE DEADLY JULY 1ST EXPLOSION IN ESPARTO IS STILL PRESENT, AS ARE THE MANY QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN AS TO HOW AND WHY THIS HAPPENED ...