A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by the state show more than 1 million acres are at a higher risk of wildfires.

Residents in some parts of the Sonoma Valley could face up to nine hours of traffic trying to evacuate on limited, outdated ...

Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land in ...

was initiated 11:18 a.m. Jan. 23 in Sonoma County. The prescribed fire has been burning on state land for four days. Currently, there are no details available regarding the size of area burned or ...

Read more on our AI policy here. WALLACE Fire initially started today at 3:20 p.m. in Sonoma County. It has burned 0.4 acres of private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment ...

TAKE YOU ABOUT 12 MINUTES. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES.

More evacuations were ordered as another wildfire broke out in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday. View the map below to see evacuation zones and the fire perimeter of the Hughes Fire.