This is our snorkel right there,” said Captain Mike Young of the Alma Helitack Base. He couldn’t be more proud of the craft just added to the Cal Fire fleet to stop fires and save lives.

The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...

A driver was rescued from Mt. Hamilton on Wednesday after veering off the roadway and crashing on the mountainside, Cal Fire ...

SACRAMENTO -- Stepping into a virtual world to stay safe in the real one, Cal Fire is using augmented ... said Captain Matt Lane of the Hollister Helitack crew. "The quality of the imagery is ...

Robert Johnson of Cal Fire. The start of the Border 2 Fire ... Johnson explained, "A wildland fire investigation sometimes is a long, lengthy process. Investigators take a large area and they ...

"These aircraft, highly skilled pilots, and aviation support staff are strategically located throughout California at our 14 air tanker bases, 10 CAL FIRE helitack bases and one CAL FIRE/San Diego ...

In addition, the Governor will direct the CAL FIRE – Office of the State Fire Marshal to release ... 16 helicopters with several equipped for night operations, expanded five helitack bases, and ...

Cal Fire’s maps follow a trail of disaster ... It means the model could not simulate how a wildland fire could decimate a community like Altadena. “Fires spread across space over time.

The Tunnel fire broke out in a wooded canyon just minutes away from UC Berkeley, where David Sapsis was working on his Ph.D.