The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is the state's primary wildland firefighting agency, protecting over 31 million acres of California's privately owned wildlands.

The California Wildfire Mitigation Program, run jointly by the California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) and the governor’s Office of Emergency Services, is funding ...

As the 2025 fire season approaches, CAL FIRE is taking a proactive step to modernize its systems by launching a wildfire ...

For years, wildfire-resilient home and neighborhood design has been a niche consideration for many California homeowners.

which the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection estimates burned 14,000 acres and destroyed more than 9,000 structures. Pizarro declined to estimate the financial value of those ...

Owners of the 7,300 homes that escaped the January wildfires need financial assistance to harden their houses, residents and ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection offers burn permits online at burnpermit.fire.ca.gov. The burn permits only apply to areas in the State Responsibility Area of Shasta County.