A new wildfire was reported today at 7:06 p.m. in Merced County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:40 p.m. in Mendocino County, California. Hopland Fire has been burning on private land ...

Why an Early California Wildfire Is Cause for Concern. Thomas Fuller Reporting in California. Marcio J. Sanchez/Associated Press. At about 200 acres, ...

A wildfire exploded overnight in California, with the massive blaze prompting evacuation orders and a highway closure. The ...

Despite an “exhaustive investigation,” the US Forest Service announced Friday the cause of the largest single fire in California’s recorded history is undetermined. The Creek Fire, which ...

Two wildfires burning in Southern California are causing dangerous smoke impacts for more than 320,000 people.

Once a fire ignites, the combination of heat, oxygen and fuel (trees, brush, etc.) can cause it to explode in size. At its height, the Camp Fire was burning the equivalent of 60 football fields ...

Two large wildfires in Northern California, one near Shasta Lake, continue to burn amid extremely hot weather, sending smoke ...

California officials quickly determined an arsonist started last month's huge wildfire southeast of Los Angeles, ... But causes for many of California’s worst blazes of the past decade remain a ...

RELATED: Most destructive California wildfires in history While the cause of some remains unknown, some, such as 2003's Cedar Fire, were determined to be started by human-related causes, while ...

More than 20 wildfires have started since Saturday in California, and they have burned more than 20,000 acres, according to Cal Fire. Post fire becomes California's largest wildfire of the year ...