As the Madre Fire dwindles down, the acreage burned shows it’s clearly the largest fire in the state so far this year, but ...

The Bakersfield Fire Department is set to roll out a new ordinance aimed at safeguarding neighborhoods from wildfires even in urban neighborhoods.

Stay informed about the Madre Fire, burning 80,000 acres near New Cuyama. Learn about evacuation orders and containment ...

Highway 166 between Highway 101 and Cuyama will reopen to traffic at 6 p.m. Tuesday after it was closed for several days due ...

Highway 166 between Santa Maria and Cuyama reopened Tuesday night, and containment of the Madre fire had grown to 62% ...

The Madre Fire is a fast-moving brush fire off Highway 166 near Cuyama on the border of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...

Highway 166 reopened July 8 after a six-day closure due to the Madre Fire. The Madre Fire reportedly grew to roughly 80,610 ...

A closure has been lifted for Highway 166 in Kern County, as fire crews work to extinguish the massive Madre Fire burning ...

A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal Southern ...

Firefighters are reporting very little growth of the Madre Fire but major increases in containment of the week-long fire.

Highway 166 was set to reopen on Tuesday evening after being temporarily closed to protect drivers from the Madre Fire, ...