Pushed by fast winds, a fire burned more than 3,000 acres within two hours Wednesday afternoon along the border between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The Madre Fire, now California's ...

A brush fire has broken out in the Santa Clara river bottom near S. Palm Avenue and E. Santa Maria Street in Santa Paula. The fire, now about 2 acres in size, is causing access issues for fire crews.

No structures were damaged or destroyed in either the Maria or the Howe fires, he said. The Maria Fire in Santa Paula started June 16 in the Santa Clara River bottom.

SANTA PAULA, Calif. – Over 130 firefighters are on the scene of a 60-acre brush fire in the Santa Clara Riverbed, south of Santa Paula Monday afternoon.

The Maria Fire broke out in the Santa Clara river bottom west of Hobson Road on the south side of Santa Paula on Monday, June 16 at 3:38 p.m.

In addition to the Maria Fire in Santa Paula, a vegetation fire known as the "Howe Fire" broke out in the Piru area of Ventura County near Torrey Road and Howe Road. 10:15 a.m. June 18: The fire has ...

The Santa Maria Fire Department has two new Type 6 fire trucks that are built to be more nimble than typical fire engines.

A Santa Maria grocery store was destroyed by a fire Tuesday night. Santa Maria Fire Marshal Jim Austin says firefighters responded to a fire alarm call at Lassen’s Natural Food on the 1700 block ...

The Maria Fire touched off Thursday night and was a familiar sight for Santa Paula and Ventura residents who also watched the Thomas Fire roll through in 2017.

Santa Maria and Santa Barbara County have sent firefighting resources to Los Angeles to help fight disastrous wind-fueled wildfires that have been raging since Tuesday.

The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office said the fire started in the early morning hours around the Mokelumne Hill and Mountain Ranch area.