Simi Valley, the Channel Islands and areas east of Bakersfield are on fire. What’s the risk for Northern California?

California fire officials have finished their investigation into the deadly Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, with the report now being sent to prosecutors. Cal Fire's Office of the State Fire ...

Evacuation orders have been announced for parts of Napa County, California as a wildfire continues to blaze through the area. Pickett Fire, which began on Aug. 21, has spread to more than 6,800 acres ...

Summertime fire activity is creeping into spring, and the balmier climate is a major driver, scientists said. By Raymond Zhong California’s main wildfire season is starting earlier in the year, and ...

Recent rain significantly reduced the risk of a large fire breaking out before year’s end, experts said. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a San Francisco-based reporter on The Times’s weather team. October ...