SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Fire crews have contained yet another fire that broke out in Lakeside, mere miles from where they had been battling the Monte Fire. The second fire, called the “Hawick Fire,” ...

A historic drought is ravaging the West, and that means conditions are prime for another disastrous wildfire season in Southern California as hot, dry weather takes hold over the coming months. How ...

SANTEE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — As crews continue to fight the Monte Fire in eastern San Diego County, San Diegans can view a three-dimensional map of the fire, showing up-to-date evacuations and its ...

EL CAJON, Calif. — A powerful new online tool from CAL FIRE is giving the public a clearer look at California’s wildfire history and helping the agency prepare for future fires. The interactive map ...

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The Gifford Fire has burned 83,933 acres, becoming California's largest wildfire of 2025. Evacuation orders and road closures span San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Highway 166 remains ...

BANNING, CA — Evacuation orders and warnings were ongoing Tuesday afternoon as a result of the 2,414-acre Wolf Fire that continues to test firefighters in Banning. Now in its third day, there was no ...

LIVERMORE, CA — A fire burning in the Altamont area of Alameda County, just outside Livermore, broke out Thursday afternoon and ballooned to more than 250 acres before crews stopped the forward spread ...

HIGHWAY 47. A WILDFIRE ON THE NAVAJO NATION GREW A LOT OVERNIGHT, AND IS FORCING MORE PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMES. OAK RIDGE FIRE, SOUTHWEST OF WINDOW ROCK, HAS NOW BURNED MORE THAN 9800 ACRES. IT WAS ...

EVACUATION ZONE. THE SEPTEMBER LIGHTNING COMPLEX, ALSO IMPACTING AIR QUALITY IN THE MOTHERLODE KCRA 3 METEOROLOGIST OPHELIA YOUNG. JOINING US NOW WITH THE LATEST ON THIS. AND OPHELIA, WE KNOW THAT AS ...