State data shows the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention carried out only one brush clearance operation in ...

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

The bulk of the fire is threatening the Carrizo Plain National Monument, which is home to several endangered and threatened ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s then-record $298 billion budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year notably cut $3 million from Cal ...

The Madre fire has grown to 70,800 acres in San Luis Obispo County, making it the largest blaze in the state this year.

The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. It ...

At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire that erupted near California’s Central Coast on ...

More than half of the California National Guard’s firefighting teams were put under federal command, with no way to recall ...

About 101,500 new housing units were permitted statewide last year, a 9% drop from the previous year and the state’s lowest ...

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