“We’ve got to double down on the efforts in wildfire mitigation. That starts at home,” California State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant told reporters Friday. “We need homeowners in El Dorado ...

A coalition of environmental groups has sued the Office of the State Fire Marshal over state waivers granted to restart the ...

The number of acres in San Luis Obispo County in some kind of fire hazard zone increased 862% under the new state map.

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

Firefighters are making progress with the wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern Ocean County. Some 50% of the fire ...

But Southern California -- Los Angeles ... to make substantial additions to their existing homes. Berlant, the state fire marshal, estimates that 90% of existing homes in wildfire-prone areas ...

“We’ve got to double down on the efforts in wildfire mitigation. That starts at home,” California State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant told reporters Friday. “We need homeowners in El Dorado ...

The responsibility for enforcement and oversight, he said, “should fall to the local authority having jurisdiction” instead of the state fire marshal. Hall said he’s open to that idea.

“We’ve got to double down on the efforts in wildfire mitigation. That starts at home,” California State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant told reporters Friday. “We need homeowners in El Dorado ...

Local residents were encouraged to review and give feedback on the state’s updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone map, San ...

The West is heating up fast, prompting Northern California ... Cal Fire crews are tackling burn piles, including an April 8 prescribed burn at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. Cal Fire presented ...