California Wildfires

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2 bodies found in burned vehicle in McKinney Fire zone

A man runs to a truck as a wildfire called the McKinney fire burns in Klamath National Forest on July 30, 2022. (Noah Berger)

Will a COVID mask protect you from wildfire smoke?

Jeremie Saylors, 11, adjusts his face mask while searching through the burned remains of his home in Paradise on Nov. 18, 2018. (Credit: Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Images)

Sheep Fire grows to 990 acres with evacuations ordered

The Sheep Fire burns on June 12, 2022. (Onscene.TV)

Is there still a fire season in California?

Firefighters work to put out a structure burning during a wildfire Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)

5 things to know about California’s peak fire months

A California Conservation Corps firefighter carries a branch toward a wood chipper during a fuel reduction operation with the Cal Fire/Butte County Fire Department near Lake Oroville on May 26, 2021 in Oroville. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Your home may not be fully covered for fire damage

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Edison: ‘Circuit activity’ around time of O.C. fire

The Coastal Fire burns in Laguna Niguel May 11, 2022. (KTLA)

Laguna Niguel fire burns homes, consumes 200 acres

The Coastal Fire burns in Laguna Niguel May 11, 2022. (Onscene.TV)

What is a ‘red flag warning’?

Trees hold on to carbon despite big fires, study …

How wildfires have worsened in recent years

A pair of firefighting dozers, left, cut a line along the western flank of the Alisal Fire near Tajiguas Beach in Santa Barbara County on Oct 12, 2021. (Mike Eliason / Santa Barbara County Fire via Associated Press)

Jim Fire burns 500 acres in Cleveland National Forest

The Jim Fire burned in the Cleveland National Forest on March 2, 2022. (KTLA)

Lawsuit alleges faulty breathing equipment killed …