The agency has nearly doubled its fire protection staff since 2019, from 5,829 to 10,741 positions, and nearly doubled its fire protection budget from $2 billion to $3.8 billion.

Cal Fire crews spread throughout the state early Tuesday as 11 wildfires of at least 300 acres continued to burn. Related Articles Map: Gifford Fire closing in on wildfire season’s top spot Car ...

Wildfires torch parts of California, New Mexico Firefighters across California are working to extinguish multiple wildfires — including several blazes that broke out over the weekend and others ...

In 2020, when dry lightning sparked an outbreak of wildfires across Northern California, more than 4.3 million acres burned, but in 2022 and 2023, only about 300,000 acres burned each year.