The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

Changing climate patterns and below average rainfall, when combined with extended periods of high winds, increase the risk of ...

A wildfire in central California has increased in scope and has become the largest wildfire in the state this year, surpassing the devastating blazes that ravaged the Los Angeles metropolitan ...

"The threat is driven by persistent drought, high grass loads, and weakening coastal moisture." Firefighters scramble as multiple wildfires erupt in California 'expected to increase steadily' first ...

ALTADENA, California (Reuters) -Terry Kilgore lives alone in his Altadena neighborhood in California, sleeping in a ...

At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

For the past three days, firefighters in Riverside County, California, and elsewhere have been working nonstop to tame the wildfires.

The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. It ...

Southern California has experienced below-average precipitation this year, less than 70% of the typical average in most areas ...

State data shows the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention carried out only one brush clearance operation in ...

The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

FireAid has donated $75,000 to YMCA support program California Strong for distribution to 75 families affected by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, officials announced Wednesday. FireAid’s Jan. 30 ...