Cal Fire

The chief of California’s forestry and wildland firefighting agency will retire next month after shepherding the state through three historic wildfire seasons.

The clue to why may be the way we fight fires, both big and small. Carolyn Johnson reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.

A geography professor at UC Riverside says aggressive wildfire-fighting tactics don’t allow wildfire fuels to burn like they once did, keeping the doors open for massive fires in the future

The fire destroyed homes in Fontana on Wednesday. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.

Heat and dry conditions are fueling the fast-moving South Fire in San Bernardino County, which is burning 680 acres near Fontana and is still 0% contained after it first sparked on Wednesday. Christine Kim reports for NBC4 on Aug. 26, 2021.

The South Fire, which began burning Wednesday afternoon and quickly forced evacuations as it spread to homes in Fontana, continued to burn in San Bernardino overnight.

A brush fire got out of control. As seen on the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.

The vegetation fire was reported at 3:01 p.m. in the unincorporated county area of Hemet.

With one of the most dangerous fire seasons predicted for California, Cal Fire is now calling in the National Guard to help them on the front lines.

There are thousands of residents living in San Diego’s East County who for one reason or another can’t get or make an appointment at San Diego or South Bay.

Just because your boots, blankets and hoodies are out of the closet doesn’t mean wildfires can’t devastate San Diego County. “The potential is there. It’s always there,” Cal Fire Captain Thomas Shoots said as he stood against a backdrop of dried brush and dry blue skies. He was worried San Diegans might take down their guard as the weather...

After a nearly 20-day firefight, crews have fully surrounded the more than 16,000-acre Valley Fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest south of Alpine.

A South Bay home builder says he’s developed a way to build new houses that could be far more fire-resistant and he says he can do it for the same cost as a traditional wood-framed home.

Firefighters battling the Valley Fire in rural eastern San Diego County worked to take advantage of lighter winds and higher humidity this morning in an attempt to increase containment of the blaze.

Some evacuation orders have been rolled back for residents in San Diego County’s Valley Fire near Alpine as crews continue to gain ground after a weeklong fight against the fire.

A college student taking an online exam. A father with young children. A couple with many pets. These are the stories of some of the San Diegans who evacuated their homes during the Valley Fire.

The fast-moving Valley Fire in east San Diego County continued burning Monday as crews approached the third day of the firefight amid sweltering heat sweeping the region on Labor Day weekend — and even more fire risk still to come.

More than a million acres have burned in Northern California. Kim Tobin reports for NBC LA at 8 p.m. Saturday Aug. 22, 2020.