Wildfire near California wine country grows to 300 acres, closes Highway 128

The fire broke out near the site of a planned prescribed burn along Highway 128, but Cal Fire listed the cause as under investigation.

California’s Wildfire Season Is Off to an Early Start. What’s Next?

After late-spring rain, and with an El Niño brewing, experts say the outlook for the summer is especially complicated.

Fires in California today. Here is the latest on containment

California fires have triggered evacuation orders and warnings, as well as an Air Quality Watch.

Update: Wildfire in Santa Barbara County burns 18,379 acres in Santa Barbara County since June 4

The wildfire initially started 11 p.m. June 4 on South Side of Santa Rosa Island, Between Ford Point and South Point in Santa Barbara County, California.

4 Southern California wildfires that burned nearly 23,000 acres nearing full containment

More than a week after a series of large wildfires broke out across Southern California and burned nearly 23,000 acres of land, firefighters are finally reaching full containment of the Santa Rosa Island,

PG&E warns of possible public safety power shutoffs for CA wildfire danger

PG&E said it is monitoring conditions that could trigger a Public Safety Power Shutoff, or PSPS, beginning Wednesday and potentially lasting into Thursday. If implemented, it would be the utility's second wildfire-prevention shutoff of 2026.

Early red flag warnings signal higher wildfire risk across California

Unusually early red flag warnings show how heat, dry fuels and winds could worsen California’s wildfire season.