Wildfire alerts, drinking water contamination warnings, and auto safety recalls are among the nation’s enduring commitments to inform all Americans about hidden risks. A closer look at how they have ...

The KCRA 3 weather team updates this index every day to help you track the changing risk of wildfires for four different regions.

California's Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down. This story was originally published by CalMatters.

With summer wildfire season just around the corner, California’s fire officials on Thursday unveiled a powerful new tool to help reduce the risk of major fires racing out of control. At a news ...

“We cannot comment today on a potential future vehicle about the fire maps.” As investigators examine the causes of the recent fires in Los Angeles County, Southern California Edison, which ...

Edwards has worked in California fire departments for more than 30 years, including as Stockton’s fire chief since 2020. Edwards said firefighter safety and community outreach are top priorities ...

“We cannot comment today on a potential future vehicle about the fire maps.” Southern California Edison spokesperson Gabriela Ornelas declined to answer specific questions about the utility ...

Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to ...

"We cannot comment today on a potential future vehicle about the fire maps." As investigators examine the causes of the recent fires in Los Angeles County, Southern California Edison, which serves ...

Southern California Edison burned your ... that an inactive power line can come back to start a fire is not without precedence. The giant Kincade fire in Sonoma County in 2019 began on an ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is the state's primary wildland firefighting agency, protecting over 31 million acres of California's privately owned wildlands.