While fires can happen pretty much anywhere, it's neighborhoods like those in the Oakland Hills that are especially at risk. Fire officials are urging people to take precautions now.

According to Cal Fire, "Defensible space is the buffer between your structure and the surrounding area." The space acts as a barrier to stutter the progress of a fire near a property and help ensure ...

Learn how to protect horses and cattle from wildfires with defensible space planning and smart evacuation strategies for ...

A 12-acre vegetation fire near Carter Lake earlier this week may have been small by recent standards, but for firefighters at Loveland Fire Rescue Authority’s Community Wildfire Education event on ...

Grants Pass Fire Rescue has received a grant which will help them fund defensible space improvements for community members. Fire crews will be going door to door in high-risk areas to see if residents ...

Some of California's most destructive wildfires have changed the way homeowners think about their own space. Marin County residents Anita Brock and her husband Steve Kaplan are among them. They live ...

DISTRIBUTED..CREATING FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE MORE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES THE CENTRAL COAST. # HERE ON THE CENTRAL COAST THE MONTEREY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BONNY DOON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL ARE TWO OF ...

Cal Fire said forward spread of the fire has been stopped.