Update: Camp Fire in Los Angeles County - Dec. 8 status

Camp Fire initially started 1:38 p.m. Jan. 5 in Los Angeles County, California. It has been burning on federal land managed ...
Chico Enterprise-Record

Rural communities reflect on the Camp Fire after seven years

CONCOW — When Emilia Erickson fled her home during the 2008 Butte Lightning Complex fires while six months pregnant, she had no idea that it would only be a practice run for when she once again ...
WFAA8

Camp Fire: Wildfire's death toll increases to 48, partial list of names released | Updates

The Camp Fire has impacted multiple state parks in the area. According to the California State Parks Department, some parks were closed out of precaution due to the California wildfires, but some like ...
Los Angeles Times

Younger, richer and smaller: How California’s era of wildfire has changed communities forever

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s unlikely certain communities devastated by recent megafires in California ever will have the same number of ...
Los Angeles Times

Allegations of mismanagement, overspending in California fire cleanups raised in whistleblower trial

In a recent trial, former and current state officials alleged mismanagement, overspending and leftover contamination in lucrative debris removal contracts following some of the largest wildfires in ...
ksby

This California town was ravaged by a wildfire. Seven years later, schools are still recovering

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Nearly seven years after Paradise was ravaged by wildfire, the foothill town smells like pine trees again. New homes are sprouting up on once-scorched lots. Construction trucks ...
Yahoo

Is “The Lost Bus ”a True Story? All About the Real-Life Bus Driver and Teacher Who Saved 22 Kids in a California Wildfire

Matthew McConaughey has played a lot of heroes. But his role in The Lost Bus may be the most extraordinary of them all. The 2025 film — which premiered in select theaters in September 2025 and was ...
WTVD

Fire burns historic CA gold mining town after more than 10,000 lightning strikes across state

SAN FRANCISCO -- An explosion of new wildfires across Northern California is being linked to lightning, with more than 10,000 strikes across the state on Tuesday. At least one fire is burning homes in ...