Merced Fire Captain Bryan Akers, 45, has been with the Merced City Fire Department for 22 years. But it was during his deployment on Jan. 8 to assist with the firefighting efforts at the Hurst Fire ...

A mudslide occurred overnight on Pacific Coast Highway just north of Big Rock Drive, covering all lanes of the roadway — ...

New data show that emergency department visits for wildfire-related issues jumped eight-fold in the days after the Los ...

Ventura County Supervisor Kelly Long said they had enough water to douse Mountain fire, but not enough infrastructure.

Thousands of farmworkers labored in fields in Ventura County in late January in wildfire smoke. They have little to no ...

California utility company Southern California Edison on Thursday said its equipment “may be associated with” the ...

The center would serve as a hub for comprehensive information gathering and pave the way for better coordination when it ...

"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...

The Times investigates California's response to the devastating wildfires that burned across Los Angeles County in January.

State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.

The California insurance crisis laid bare by the Los Angeles fires was fueled by "regulatory failure," economist Nancy ...