Firefighters have gained some containment against a fast-spreading grass fire on the southern end of El Dorado County on Wednesday.Cal Fire's incidents webpage shows the Coyote Fire has burned about 554 acres in the Coyoteville area,

A Los Angeles fire chief who was dismissed after the blazes in January that left picturesque neighborhoods in cinders has filed a claim against Mayor Karen Bass, saying Bass made the longtime firefighter a scapegoat for the catastrophe.

Some residents at the 3 Corners West Apartments said people parked in marked fire lanes on the property Tuesday night, which they believe delayed HFD’s response.

Orange County firefighters rushed to a Laguna Niguel neighborhood to extinguish flames burning near homes Wednesday afternoon. The brush fire started on the hillside near Ridgeway Avenue and Alcott Place at around 3:30 p.m. Crews quickly doused the flames as the fire burned vegetation dangerously close to several homes.

The Doerner Fir is over 325 feet tall. Its top has been burning since Aug. 17, but lightning, the most obvious cause, has been ruled out.

Massachusetts fire investigators believe a fire that burned through a historic Reading home and barn was arson, the Department of Fire Services announced, offering a reward for tips.

Officers were called to the 7-Eleven store, located at N. Vendome Street and Beverly Boulevard, at around 4:15 a.m. after hearing reports of a fight involving shots fired in the area, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

A large fire that is expected to "burn for some time" broke out at a commercial property. Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service was called to TMA Bark, near the former RAF Attlebridge site in Weston Longville, at about 20:15 BST on Wednesday and "found hundreds of thousands of tonnes of bark" alight.

A Kentucky woman is facing several charges after authorities say she tried to kill her mom and her mom’s boyfriend by setting their house on fire. Sarah Shelburne, 33, is charged with first-degree arson, two counts of attempted murder, assault on a police officer, terroristic threatening and wanton endangerment, according to court records.

Caldor, the third-biggest fire of 2021, began on Aug. 14 of that year just east of Omo Ranch and burned 221,835 acres, forcing evacuations in South Lake Tahoe . A father and son were accused of sparking it by firing guns, but a judge ruled there was not sufficient evidence to try them on charges of reckless arson.