Cal Fire

With temperatures warming and the start of summer only a few weeks off, an annual suspension of most burn permits in areas served by Cal Fire will go into effect Monday, the state agency advised.

Quick reaction from firefighters on base at Camp Pendleton helped stop a brush fire from spreading out of control Wednesday. The Hotel Fire started shortly after 2:30 p.m. on the northeast corner of the base in Deluz, according to a Camp Pendleton spokesperson. Growing flames threatened homes nearby, and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputies raced to give evacuation...

Firefighters aren’t only facing the increasing threat of wildfires, they’re also trying to extinguish the coronavirus. The pandemic has Cal Fire and the local Red Cross changing some of their regular procedures, and the new protocols could affect the public during an emergency.   “This is a down and dirty business. We have to be close to one another. We...

Wildfire season is approaching and although the coronavirus pandemic poses an obstacle, Cal Fire is preparing for the fires.

As if fighting raging wild fires wasn’t hard enough, Cal Fire has to deal with a second threat this summer. NBC 7’s Dave Summers has the story.

Cal Fire warns San Diego’s green mountains will turn brown, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.

A highway patrol officer who became an internet sensation after he helped rescue a month-old fawn from a Northern California wildfire said Monday he didn’t expect the photos to go viral. On Saturday morning, California Highway Patrol Sgt. David Fawson of San Francisco helped Cal Fire officers rescue a fawn from fast-growing wildfire in Redding, about 230 miles (370 kilometers)...

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Cal Fire San Diego County said firefighters rescued one person stuck on the U.S.-Mexico border fence in the Otay Mesa area early Tuesday morning.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to hire more state firefighters and make homes safer from devastating wildfires in the budget he will send to state lawmakers on Friday. The 555 additional full-time firefighters would be hired over five years, his office told The Associated Press, augmenting the 4,800 current permanent firefighters by about 12%. The state also hires about 2,400…

Gov. Gavin Newsom Plans to add 500 more firefighters to California’s team. NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado breaks down his budget plan.

After reports of federal Southern California firefighters headed to Australia, Cal Fire San Diego firefighters said some people have been asking why they are not going to help.

NBC 7’s Erika Cervantes spoke to Cal Fire about the process of sending international assistance and the many organizations involved

As firefighters in Northern California’s wine country race to contain the devastating Kincade Fire that has ripped through more than 76,000 acres and destroyed 86 homes, a group of well-known Bay Area chefs have come together to feed the thousands of displaced evacuees and first responders.

A retired Cal Fire chief is fighting for his life in a local hospital after he was involved in a crash while riding a Vespa in El Cajon. Retired Cal Fire Chief Michael Bratton is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with several broken ribs, a broken spine, and brain injuries. On Monday, Dec. 2, Bratton was running an errand…

He has several broken ribs and a brain injury. NBC 7’s Gaby Rodriguez has more.

Two people were air-lifted to a hospital after their car tumbled hundreds of feet off Scripps Poway Parkway Friday morning.

NBC 7’s Llarisa Abreu is in Los Ranchos Penasquitos Canyon Reserve after the county received much-needed rain.

Firefighters late Wednesday reached 100% containment of the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County, according to Cal Fire officials.

Firefighters continue to strengthen containment lines around the destructive Kincade Fire burning in Sonoma County.