The Cal Fire Lassen-Modoc Unit has sent a strike team of five fire engines to help suppress flames in southern Oregon.

As catastrophic windblown blazes strike with more frequency, California’s system of mutual-aid firefighting is cracking, with fire chiefs sometimes reluctant or unable to assist their counterparts.

Faison Fire & Rescue responded to a structure fire, providing mutual aid to the Calypso Fire Department. Officials say th ...

Federal wildfire aid to California will come with conditions, Trump administration envoy Ric Grenell said. “The reality is that the federal response is mostly money, and so we are going to have ...

Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to cut off federal disaster aid for California’s wildfires if he returns to the White House, most recently at a campaign rally in Coachella and in remarks ...

On Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson floated the idea of tying a debt limit increase to providing ride-along aid to California amid the wildfire destruction, but The Hill has reported that some ...

Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California. California and other Democratic-controlled states would need to atone for “bad behavior” on land management and taxes ...

Trump’s threat to place conditions on fire aid outrages Democrats. Withholding aid to a blue state would mark a major Republican escalation, but the idea is gaining traction within the GOP.

Washington has activated its Fire Mobilization Plan to support local firefighters battling the Western Pines Fire near ...

Then-President Trump and Paradise Mayor Jody Jones view damage from the Camp fire in Paradise in November 2018. The Camp Fire killed more than 80 people and decimated the city.