A woman suspected of stabbing her wife to death and taking off with their pets is believed to have fled to Mexico — and texts she sent before she left might reveal the motive for the alleged murder of Cal Fire Captain Rebecca “Becky” Marodi.

Court records have revealed new information about the suspect in the killing of Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca Marodi.

California Forest Improvement Program will assist private landowners in financial partnership to support sustainability efforts.

State officials have released a third batch of maps showing fire hazards in California's Bay Area and the state's northern region.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) recently released new fire hazard severity zone maps for Northern California, and the 2.3 million acres of high wildfire risk have become a source of concern for many homeowners.

A California State Senator has proposed legislation to increase firefighting and prevention efforts in the state after winter wildfires caused devastating destruction in Los Angeles County.

The maps from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection cover areas under the remit of local fire agencies, referred to as “local responsibility areas.” They use updated local climate data and fire assessment modeling to better predict fire hazards around the state within a timeframe of 30 to 50 years.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are joining forces with Sierra Pacific Industries, a major lumber company, in a $75 million partnership to build and maintain fuel breaks throughout California and Oregon.