State data shows the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention carried out only one brush clearance operation in ...

Clark Cowlitz Fire and Rescue said the fire may have started with fireworks and is getting help from state crews, including a ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s then-record $298 billion budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year notably cut $3 million from Cal ...

President Donald Trump's federal deployment of the National Guard to support immigration raids in Southern California may be impacting the state's fire and drug response, some state politicians say.

Malibu city leaders are urging residents to clear the brush surrounding their homes by the weekend or else they could face fines. Beginning on Sunday, Los Angeles County Fire Department crews will ...

The city of Palos Verdes Estates contracted with Fire Grazers, Inc., for the goats and brush clearance services, who have done similar work on the peninsula in previous years.

Victoria I. Paterno, Los Angeles .. To the editor: Several people are quoted as saying that poor brush clearance was among the reasons the Palisades fire and others have been so bad.

If a homeowner fails to complete the work after two inspections, the Los Angeles Fire Department levies a fine of more than $2,000 and then hires a contractor to do the brush clearance.

“The brush clearance alone, had that happened, would have just changed the trajectory of this fire,” real estate magnate Rick Caruso, a former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, told ABC 7.

“All of the brush clearance, fuel breaks — they’re very effective on what we would consider a normal day,” Chief Brian Fennessy of the Orange County Fire Authority told The Los Angeles Times. “But ...