The Latest Breaking News from Cal Fire

LOS ANGELES — A brush fire in Mariposa County showed extreme behavior as it exploded in size to 6,555 acres overnight, threatening thousands of homes and quickly becoming one of California’s largest wildfires of the year.

A fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park has exploded in size and prompted evacuations even as firefighters made progress against an earlier blaze that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias

SOUTH COUNTY, Calif. — After quickly assigning nearly 200 firefighters and several helicopters and planes to battle a vegetation fire near the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire officials reported they had gained the upper hand and halted the spread of the blaze within three hours.

SAN DIEGO — Nearly 200 firefighters were battling a brush fire on Sunday afternoon southeast of Otay Lake that had a moderate "rate of spread" and charred 60 acres of vegetation, Cal Fire officials said.

A brush fire near a small city in Shasta County that prompted evacuation orders Thursday afternoon had destroyed multiple structures and was threatening more, officials said.

A brush fire near a small city in Shasta County, California, that prompted evacuation orders Thursday afternoon had destroyed multiple structures and was threatening more, officials said.

Favorable weather has helped the fight against a wildfire in California’s Gold Country that has forced evacuations in two counties

A wildfire that triggered expanded evacuation orders may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue on the Fourth of July in a region that's a top tourism destination.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Electra fire in Amador and Calaveras counties has already blazed through 3,034 acres as of Tuesday morning, and this isn’t the first time this year that a wildfire has ignited in California.