Tag: Cal Fire
Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base: The desert airfield that helps hold the line on Southern...
It may be quieter in December, but on hot, windy days in late summer, the quiet at Hemet-Ryan Airport can vanish in seconds. A...
Electric car catches fire after crash, killing solo occupant
MENIFEE — Officers from the Menifee Police Department responded to the area of Lindenberger Rd and Scott Rd in reference to a witness calling...
CAL FIRE announces statewide transition to new National Emergency Reporting System
SACRAMENTO – Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced on Oct. 29, 2025, that fire departments across the state are beginning the transition...
Cal Fire launches “Set, Go” campaign urging Californians to prepare for wildfire evacuations
SACRAMENTO – With California’s peak fire season underway, Cal Fire is launching a new public education campaign reminding residents to plan ahead and leave...
CAL FIRE to open new training facility
The facility is located at the former Castle Air Force Base in Merced County
MERCED COUNTY – On Monday, July 28, 2025, the California Department...
CAL FIRE launches online viewer to monitor vegetation burn severity from California wildfires
SACRAMENTO – CAL FIRE’s Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP) has launched the new California Vegetation Burn Severity Online Viewer, an interactive public mapping...
Newest fleet of emergency apparatus rolls into CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – As a result of continual progressive hazards, including increased wildfire threats throughout all of California, the County of Riverside, partner cities,...
Firefighters stop Lake Riverside Estates blaze before it reaches Wilderness Area, homes
Quick action by firefighters halted a fast-moving wildfire early Saturday morning that threatened homes and the nearby Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness Area.Dubbed the Stallion Fire,...
CAL FIRE maintains zero tolerance for illegal fireworks as the 4th of July holiday...
SACRAMENTO – CAL FIRE would like to remind all Californians that there is no tolerance when it comes to illegal fireworks. The sale, transport,...
Cal Fire’s OV-10A Bronco: The eyes in the sky for wildfire battles
High above a wildfire’s towering smoke column, a lone aircraft circles tirelessly, its twin turboprop engines humming a familiar tune. Below, firefighting aircraft maneuver...