The spring weather pattern is lining up to dry fuels faster than usual in key areas, causing the wildfire risk to escalate early. Here’s where the risk is highest and what could make it spike.

First discovered: 1:56 p.m. Feb. 17 A new wildfire was reported today at 1:56 p.m. in in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data ...

Mercury General posted net income of $202.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, doubling from $101.1 million a year earlier, as the insurer recovered from catastrophic California wildfires that ...

A dry January means concerning news for some of California's wildfire risk indicators, whereas others are performing well.

Los Angeles city officials issued an evacuation warning Saturday for several wildfire burn areas ahead of an incoming storm ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:07 a.m. at in Riverside County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private ...

A study of millions of California births has found a link between exposure to intense wildfire smoke during pregnancy and an ...

It is the second piece of legislation this session that asks the state to create first-of-its-kind standards to address toxic ...

California's top prosecutor announced a civil rights investigation Thursday into how delayed evacuations impacted a ...

California lawmakers are weighing legislation that would set the country's first formal standards for handling smoke damage to homes, a move that could reshape wildfire-related claims and remediation ...

California faces the greatest wildfire risk in the nation. And we have confronted tragedy after tragedy since 2017 as these risks become catastrophes — most recently in Los Angeles in January.

By Guest Commentary, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Because of the first anniversary of the devastating Southern California wildfires ...