Forward progress has been stopped in the Gelding Fire, near the 200 Block of Gelding Road in Angels Camp.

Update: The fire managers put the burn area at 15,526 acres on Tuesday, but with more precise mapping it was revised to 12,670 acres. A wildfire that started Saturday has become California’s second largest of the season.

BIG SUR — The Timber Fire has spread to 4,245 acres, primarily to the east into the Ventana wilderness area according to maps released by Cal Fire. Containment has gone up to 7%. Cal Fire says crews continue to create fire lines using bulldozers and hand ...

A wildfire ignited in California’s Tuolumne County near Yosemite National Park. Here’s the latest on size, containment and air quality.

A wildfire in Lassen County, by far California’s biggest of the year, has crossed into Nevada and now exceeds 100 square miles. The Biscar Fire was reported around noon Saturday 25 miles northeast of Susanville, said fire managers for federal public lands. The first evacuation orders were issued within six hours.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection manages 31 million acres of the state. Precise maps all the way down to driveways and swimming pools can help firefighters save land and lives.

A series of active wildfires burning across California have torched more than 22,000 acres combined as firefighters battle dangerous conditions in at least six major blazes stretching from Santa Barbara County to San Diego County. The largest inferno, the ...

A wildfire that has burned thousands of acres across California and Nevada is believed to be human-caused, officials said.