A wet and warm spring sliding into a hot summer has primed portions of Northern California for an above-average risk of wildfires.

The storms could bring dry lightning to the Sierra Nevada, Bay Area and eastern deserts, along with gusty winds and above-normal temperatures.

Jennifer Pedranti, star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Orange County, apologized to her California community after her son was accused of starting a brush fire. According to the Orange County Fire Authority,

Dozens of Cal Fire firefighters and firefighting equipment were deployed to Colorado​ on Saturday to assist crews battling the 85,000-acre Aspen Acres Fire​, which has been burning for nearly a week.

Three fires broke out in Southern and Central California amid warm temperatures Tuesday, triggering evacuations.

The first phase of a $12 million renovation at the Ramona Air Attack Base is now complete, replacing a decades-old tarmac with a modern airfield.

Cal Fire crews completed a nearly 1,000-mile journey over the 4th of July weekend to help battle a massive wildfire burning in Colorado.

Areas of San Bernardino, Kern, Inyo and Tulare counties are under a red flag warning until 11 p.m. Saturday as forecasters warn that strong winds and critically low humidity are generating dangerous fire weather conditions.

The fast-moving Summit Fire erupted in Los Angeles County on Friday, burning more than 1,000 acres north of the Angeles National Forest and prompting evacuation orders and warnings for communities