The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

The blaze is burning in a desolate area of San Luis Obispo County, but its smoke has spread to two nearby counties.

According to Cal Fire, the Madre Fire started at 1:07 p.m. along state Route 166 near New Cuyama, which is a major ...

Seven people are still "unaccounted for" in Yolo County's town of Esparto after several explosions at a fireworks warehouse ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather raised the fire risk for large portions of the state ahead of the July Fourth holiday. The Madre Fire ...

The San Francisco-based company is known for staging large-scale fireworks displays across California and the U.S.

The Wolf fire in Riverside County is now more than 2,400 acres in size, although firefighters are making progress.

Pushed by fast winds, a fire burned more than 3,000 acres within two hours Wednesday afternoon along the border between Santa ...

Even though weather conditions this weekend weren't ripe for wildfire, several blazes broke out across Riverside and San ...

A quickly growing brush fire in Southern California has spread at least 2,400 acres, prompting evacuations, according to fire ...

"This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW," Cal Fire said. "The area is lawfully closed to public access." ...

"The fire continues to burn at a moderate rate," Cal Fire said, adding that hundreds of firefighters were working through the ...