Watch Duty, an emergency notification system, helps keep those impacted by wildfires informed. Here's how to get it free.

California's peak fire season tends to be summer and early fall, but most Californians know that they can happen any time of the year. Here's what to know to stay prepared.

Officials in California are using special ‘fire goats’ to eat grassland to help reduce vegetation that could fuel future wildfires. A video filmed in Oakland on Tuesday (June 10) shows dozens of goats eating away at dry grass,

These four-legged friends are preventing wildfires in Oakland, California, by munching away on grasses that could go up in flames during the summer. Consider them nature’s lawn mowers and fire preventers all in one.

Hedges and trees may actually reduce home exposure to radiant heat and flying embers, but they must be well maintained. Two scientists who study how plants burn explain.

Sam Lewis of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition discusses how to transform the future for incarcerated people fighting fires in California.

Helen, a 91-year-old Altadena resident, was one of the many affected by the disaster. Her home was spared, but not her neighborhood, leaving the uninsured nonagenarian with few options. Following the evacuation, she decided to return home, where she now finds herself living in a ghost town amidst toxic debris.

In a study published in the journal Science Advances, we found that wildfire smoke likely contributed to more than 52,000 premature deaths across California alone from 2008 to 2018, with an economic impact from the deaths of more than US$430 billion.

Standing near horse trailers, members of the San Bernardino County Sheriff Phelan Posse 303 were positioned along Bear Valley Road ready to help evacuees. Posse members told the Daily Press they were waiting for sheriff’s dispatch to inform them about residents who needed help evacuating large animals.