Since 1993, seven of the 10 worst fire years in California, ranked by total acres burned, have occurred after drier-than-normal winters. By contrast, eight of the state’s 10 mildest fire years occurred after wetter-than-normal winters, according to an analysis by the Bay Area News Group and Golden Gate Weather Services, a Half Moon Bay company.

Standing near horse trailers, members of the San Bernardino County Sheriff Phelan Posse 303 were positioned along Bear Valley Road ready to help evacuees. Posse members told the Daily Press they were waiting for sheriff’s dispatch to inform them about residents who needed help evacuating large animals.

California Republicans have found ways to convince Trump he’s helping the state rather than Newsom before, one expert said.

Firefighters made progress battling a wind-driven brush fire burning in steep, rugged terrain south of Apple Valley overnight. The Ranch fire, which has burned through 4,205 acres of vegetation, is now 10% contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced Wednesday morning.

A special wildfire team "has been depleted by more than half" since Trump sent 4,000 California guardsmen to Los Angeles, court papers say.

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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said that the fire was "wind-driven and threatening multiple structures in the Apple Valley area."

Kelly Ramsey fought California's first gigafire as a member of a Hotshot crew in the state. Her new memoir chronicles her experiences on that blaze — and other major conflagrations.