Wildfires are surging in 2026. How California compares right now

As fire season is in full swing and Wildfire Preparedness Week around the corner, what should Californians do to prepare?

From forest to front door: Understanding how wildfire spreads through communities

As California's population boomed—from 10 million in 1950 to over 40 million today—the number of people living in fire-prone ...

California’s Wildfire Season Is Off to an Early Start. What’s Next?

After late-spring rain, and with an El Niño brewing, experts say the outlook for the summer is especially complicated.

Wildfires have started in some surprising ways. Here are real examples

Wildfires have started from glass bottles, gender reveal explosives, target shooting, vehicle sparks and other unusual ...

A third of National Park island home to rare wildlife has burned in spate of Southern California wildfires

A large wildfire has burned a third of Santa Rosa Island in California’s Channel Islands National Park — an area home to ...
Los Angeles Times

Fires ring Southern California and it’s only May. What’s going on?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Wildfires have torched more than 26,000 acres in California this week, forcing 45,000 evacuations and signaling an ...