Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.

Tallying each property’s condition, the assessments can be a family’s first official word on whether their home—and neighborhood—was destroyed.

Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total spending has grown sharply since 2014.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shared a warning with the public after fake social media accounts mimicking the agency began soliciting donations.

Accounts impersonating CAL FIRE are showing up on social media platforms. These accounts are also soliciting donations from the public.

Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

A video of two dark gray fire “tornados” last year in Wyoming is being misrepresented online as showing a scene from the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County in 2025.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) says that more than 12,300 structures have been destroyed—though individual measures for Palisades and Eaton are less than this. Investigators are still working to measure the number of lost and damaged buildings.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Reeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California history, state lawmakers in 2020 passed new requirements for clearing combustible materials like dead plants and wooden furniture within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of homes in risky areas.

On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state's fire budget by $100 million just months before the outbreak of the recent wildfires.

California is years behind in implementing ... The state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has no firm timeline for completing them. “It’s frustrating at every level of government ...

Firefighters are battling a structure fire that started just north of Redding on Friday evening. The fire began at approximately 4:45 p.m. at 13911 Blue Ridge Drive, near Mountain Gate, according to Rob Leal with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.