California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped into his emergency powers Saturday to relax environmental regulations so that the state ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Saturday in a bid to remove red tape blocking funding for ...

California officials on Monday released another set of county maps rating the likelihood and severity of wildfires as part of an executive order by Gov. Gavin Newsom signed earlier this month.

could hobble the Forest Service, which was already struggling to remove vegetation across its vast land holdings at a pace that matches the growing threat from fires, according to current and ...

“These fires ... the current fiscal year will likely to be more than 10 times the fire prevention budget. Other government reports have detailed how California has 15 million acres of forest ...

The California ... Fire said its new maps would largely leave these weaknesses unaddressed, given that First Street’s nascent approach currently lacks the decades of scientific support their ...

Nov. 14, 2024 On the lands for which Cal Fire is responsible, the state agency maps “moderate,” “high” and “very high” severity. But for parts of California where local firefighters ...

and scorching 14,021 acres — independently the second most destructive wildfire in California history. The Palisades fire was a close third, killing 12 people, destroying 6,837 structures ...