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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A month into fighting the state’s largest wildfire, Cal Fire crews have reached nearly two-thirds containment — and the fire’s growth has slowed considerably. The Park Fire, burning in ...

"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 ...

PLACER COUNTY -- The Park Fire in Butte County and Tehama counties continues to burn out of control fueled by high temperatures, wind and dry brush. "Honestly, with all the fuel vegetation in this ...

Tanker 122 has joined the the fleet of the state’s firefighting agency, CAL FIRE. “This marks an historic milestone in the agency’s ongoing commitment to CA!” Cal Fire chief Joe Tylor said ...

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 ...