A spark and a combination of dry fuels, winds and low humidity create the perfect environment for a fast-growing fire.

Senate Bill 1060, or the Fire Insurance Risk Evaluation (FIRE ... who proposed the measure. Lorianna McArthur said she currently has two homes in El Dorado County. "Now in this house, I am ...

Sacramento mandates weed abatement by property owners to prevent fire risk, with compliance required by April 15 to avoid fines.

The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard ... mitigation measures such as home hardening, recent wildfire, or fuel reduction efforts." The state defines "risk" as "the potential damage ...

(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District is hoping to get new funding for its fire stations during this November’s election. Measure O aims to allow Metro Fire to upgrade ...

The call comes with a cost: $415 million over 35 years — the bond expires in 2061 — but Metro Fire officials and the bond’s supporters say Sacramento County’s Measure O is the best chance ...

SACRAMENTO – California's decades-old wildfire mapping system could face some changes with a measure continuing to make its way through the legislature. "All this bill does is ensure that we are ...

Homeless people will soon be prohibited from camping along the entirety of the American River Parkway, and also from blocking city of Sacramento ... on flood levees, fire risk zones and near ...

In advance of the July Fourth holiday weekend, Cal Fire and Sacramento area fire officials ... materials can significantly increase the risk of accidental fire they may cause,” he said.