As wildfires intensify and more people move to fire-prone areas, health and forestland experts are searching for ways to protect people from breathing in smoke.

The Silver Fire broke out Sunday near Bishop, California, in Inyo County and has burned ‎1,589 acres. It was 50% contained as of Tuesday morning. Forward spread of the flames was successfully ...

A vegetation fire was threatening structures in Inyo and Mono counties on Sunday evening, spurring mandatory evacuations in a portion of Mono County.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With peak fire season rapidly approaching, California has bolstered its firefighting arsenal by deploying a second C-130H Hercules airtanker, solidifying its status as home ...

The first residents have already moved in. Insurers say a neighborhood like the one built in Southern California protects residents from fire – and perhaps other close by properties as well.

Efforts to battle the 1,250-acre fire in eastern California were complicated by strong winds, which were expected to continue through Monday. By Amanda Holpuch A wildfire in eastern California ...

Ventura Fire Department Battalion Chief Shawn Hughes said April 7 the fire started ... a live-in hotel that sits at the corner of California and Main streets. The five-story building has rooms ...