Hoodline

Cameron Park Cal Fire Captain Admits Killing Girlfriend And Young Son

A veteran Cal Fire captain quietly pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing his girlfriend and her young son in a Cameron Park home, ...
Marin Independent Journal

Bay Area Voice: This is our chance to transform how Cal Fire manages its forests

California manages 85,000 acres of state land like an extractive agribusiness. A new law would bring it into the 21st century ...

Former Cal Fire captain pleads guilty in deaths of girlfriend and her son, officials say

A former captain with California's wildfire management agency has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his girlfriend and son, ...

Santa Cruz Co.: Firefighters Turn Hose On Own Station In Early Wednesday Fire

Crews in Santa Cruz County rushed to a fire early Wednesday morning to find themselves battling flames at one of their own ...

Sonoma Co.: Cal Fire Crews Work On Prescribed Fire West Of Cloverdale

Cal Fire said crews from its Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit assisted with a prescribed fire for vegetation management west of ...

Four injured in Indio traffic collision, Cal Fire says

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle traffic collision in Indio on Saturday, March 14. Cal Fire said the collision was ...
Sacramento Bee

As Cal Fire adopts a better schedule for firefighters, overtime costs grow

Cal Fire Fresno Kings unit firefighters Brandon Weiler and Joseph Valencia mop up a section of the Pickett Fire above Aetna Springs on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. Kent Porter Bay Area News Group For a ...
Sacramento Bee

Delayed Cal Fire report shows state knew fireworks enforcement issues before Esparto deaths

Cal Fire delayed a required workload report, missing a January deadline. Report warned of staff shortages, budget shortfalls and seizure storage gaps. Delayed filing meant the report omitted Esparto ...