The Kern County Fire Department announced that the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory effective ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

Here's a look at how new California fire hazard zone maps impact Placer County. Elon Musk streamed into the World Governments Summit in Dubai and weighed in his overhaul of U.S. government, his bid ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.

Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...

In summary In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules. Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new ...

A new prescribed burn, named Tecuya Ridge 2, was initiated today at 8:30 a.m. in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been ...

The worst of the rainstorm may have rolled through Bakersfield, leaving just minor damage. Now, we're keeping watch for our mountain communities.

The three biggest — the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires — are each more than 95% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Border 2 Fire, which erupted ...