So how often is arson to blame for wildfires in California? What fire authorities say : According to Cal Fire officials, about 10-15% of wildfires over the last five years were were the result of ...

Two firefighters have been injured in the blaze, state fire officials said. California is only now heading into the teeth of the wildfire season, but the state has already seen nearly three times ...

fire danger for the rest of the year. By Soumya Karlamangla Improved weather conditions over the weekend allowed California firefighters to make progress on some of the state’s toughest blazes.

What do the numbers show? Gianni Muschetto, staff chief of law enforcement at Cal Fire, said about 10-15% of wildfires in the last five years were the result of arson. Pointing to published data ...

Fire crews had increased containment in all three major fires as of Sunday. More than 8,600 firefighters simultaneously battling three major Southern California wildfires made substantial progress ...

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 ...

By Saturday night, firefighters contained about 19% of the fire, it said. The fight was helped not only by weather but by an influx of reinforcements, including crews and aircraft, Cal Fire said ...

"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 ...

A nearly 100-year-old fire lookout tower was destroyed last week as the Line Fire blazed through Southern California. Los Angeles ABC affiliate KABC reported that the Keller Peak fire lookout ...

Fire officials have announced an interactive map so residents can see if their homes or commercial properties were damaged or destroyed in the Bridge fire. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters ...

The Line Fire, which ignited Thursday in the foothills east of San Bernardino, had burned 17,459 acres by Sunday morning and was 0% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry ...

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. At more than 54,000 acres, the Bridge Fire holds the reigns as Southern ...