As of Thursday, at least five fires were active in Los Angeles County, scorching more than 40 square miles across the region, according to Cal Fire. The largest blazes? The fire blazing in the ...

County also looking at buying more water tenders and wants to delve into wildfire preparedness across agencies ...

The FAA released its first report on the incident this morning with preliminary details. It notes that the plane was a Cessna model 172 and it sustained “substantial” damage. The 1969 fixed-wing ...

Cal Fire and local fire departments have positioned fire engines, water-dropping aircraft and hand crews across multiple counties to enable a quick response should a new fire break out ...

The photos, by SCNG staff photographer Jeff Gritchen, were shot with Federal Aviation Administration authorization and the cooperation of CalFire. Drones were allowed into the area, but only with ...

Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft make it the largest ...

workers were finishing engines that will go to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (more commonly known as Cal Fire) and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

“It’s a known staffing tactic — a deployment model.” Crawford, as well as other former chiefs with lengthy experience in fire tactics, stressed that at least 24 of the more than 40 engines ...

LAFD Crawford, as well as other former chiefs with lengthy experience in fire tactics, stressed that at least 24 of the more than 40 engines should ... in damages. Cal Fire reported containment ...

As Los Angeles County continues to endure one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in California's history, Cal Fire Battalion Chief David Acuña warned that it could take weeks to fully ...