Gabrielle Canon

After 20 years fighting flames for the US Forest Service, the fire captain Abel Martinez has pretty much seen it all.

Firefighters carry heavy packs along rugged slopes to calm fast-moving fires, and sweltering weather is compounding already dangerous work

As a new glamping development seeks to open in the region hammered by extreme weather, Mariposa locals are fighting back

A 2022 law gave wildland firefighters with ‘presumptive cancer coverage’, but the list of ailments left out a range of cancers affecting women

California’s Bay Area rallies behind the vice-president and envisions ‘how great’ it would be for the diverse community

· 5-min read As the extremely divisive election over who will next lead the United States wrapped up, California 's Bay Area was enveloped in a quiet calm.

A wind-driven wildfire roared through rural and residential communities north-west of Los Angeles, charring well over 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) and leveling scores of homes.

As the US grapples with smokey skies, Trump is solidifying an anti-science agenda – here are the challenges ahead

In the days that followed Donald Trump's election win, flames roared through southern California neighborhoods.

Powerful storm is predicted to be strongest region has seen this season, causing ‘life-threatening’ conditions