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California's wildfire moonshot: How new technology will defeat advancing flames
How will we fight fires in the future? With smart fire trucks and smart nozzles, uniforms with intelligent fabrics, and pilot ...
Map Shows Where Canyon Fire Is Burning in Southern California
Temperatures in the area are near 100 degrees and humidity as low as 15 percent. The southern part of California has seen ...
Where is Gifford Fire burning in Central California? See interactive map
The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 96,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...
As Canyon fire winds down, heat wave lingers in Southern California
A battalion chief from Kern County involved in the Canyon fire operations was seriously injured when his truck rolled over.
Gifford Fire Map, Update as California Blaze Hits Major Milestone
CAL FIRE wrote on X on Friday: "California is under a heat wave, bringing hot, dry, and windy conditions, making wildfires more likely to occur and to spread fast. When temps soar, even a tiny spark ...
Gifford Fire is now biggest CA wildfire of 2025. See how it compares to other blazes
A massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is now California’s largest wildfire of the ...
Gifford Fire: Massive blaze in central California threatens more than 800 structures and leaves 3 injured
The Gifford Fire scorched more than 113 square miles of coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with 3% ...
As Earth Warms, California Fire Season Is Starting Earlier, Study Finds
California’s main wildfire season is starting earlier in the year, and human-caused climate change is a major reason, new ...
California Fire Foundation shares tips to survive 100-degree heat
The California Fire Foundation is sharing some helpful tips and reminders to survive the incoming 100-degree weather in the ...