The legislation comes in the wake of devasting Los Angeles-area wildfires that destroyed thousands of structures and killed ...

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the ...

A new proposal is aimed at addressing California’s growing fire season — which typically lasted from June to October in the ...

Fallon businessman and state legislator Mike McGinness died Sunday at the age of 77 after a lengthy illness. “We honor of a ...

If elected, he wants to focus on what he called base-level security: water supply, fires, preparing for disasters, addressing ...

California senators gathered in Pasadena on Friday to unveil a package of wildfire recovery legislation, including proposals ...

State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.

Senate leadership said it would cost about $175 million a year to boost staffing levels to respond to increased fire risk.

California lawmakers this year are trying once again to make Cal Fire's firefighting and prevention force a year-round program.