As another week of dry weather approaches, Cal Fire is about to get a big boost in funding. The possibility of dry lightning is in the forecast, and if that materializes, it could spark fires in the ...

DAVIS — Wildfires scorched more than a million acres in California last year, and the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) says the state faces a growing threat of large blazes.

California government agencies are going all-in on generative artificial intelligence tools after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2023 executive order to improve government efficiency with AI. One deployment ...

A Cal Fire Helitack was used to extinguish a Wednesday house fire and some spot fires in the surrounding brush on Mohrhardt Ridge in Cazadero. The need for aerial support, including two air tankers, ...