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

A wildfire in a wilderness area on the Central California coast grew to more than 70,800 acres Friday as the fire-prone state ...

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by ...

A wildfire in Central California continued to burn Tuesday and expanded to about 80,600 acres, with 35% containment, over the holiday weekend.

A wildfire in central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for large portions of the ...

The maps, covering 15 counties in Central California, are part of Cal Fire’s two-month rollout of new hazard zones for the regions where local city and county fire departments are responsible ...

The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of ...

A map issued by NWS Sacramento highlights areas of concern due to dangerous heat. National Weather Service. In central California, including the cities of Merced, Bakersfield, and Tulare, high ...

Despite being just 20 days away from spring, drought conditions, while improved from January, are still in effect for most of Southern and Central California. Extreme drought, the second-most ...

The maps, covering 15 counties in Central California, are part of Cal Fire’s two-month rollout of new hazard zones for the regions where local city and county fire departments are responsible ...