California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said that the fire was "wind-driven and threatening multiple structures in the Apple Valley area."

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.

Firefighters made progress battling a wind-driven brush fire burning in steep, rugged terrain south of Apple Valley overnight. The Ranch fire, which has burned through 4,205 acres of vegetation, is now 10% contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced Wednesday morning.

California Republicans have found ways to convince Trump he’s helping the state rather than Newsom before, one expert said.

A special wildfire team "has been depleted by more than half" since Trump sent 4,000 California guardsmen to Los Angeles, court papers say.

Around 160 firefighters from multiple agencies have been working to contain the Henderson Fire in the south of the Golden State.

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Kelly Ramsey fought California's first gigafire as a member of a Hotshot crew in the state. Her new memoir chronicles her experiences on that blaze — and other major conflagrations.