Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to cut off federal disaster aid for California’s wildfires if he returns to the White House, most recently at a campaign rally in Coachella and in remarks ...

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

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:57 a.m. in San Diego County, California. Mutual Aid Main Fire has been burning on ...

Federal wildfire aid to California will come with conditions, Trump administration envoy Ric Grenell said. “The reality is that the federal response is mostly money, and so we are going to have ...

Trump’s threat to place conditions on fire aid outrages Democrats. Withholding aid to a blue state would mark a major Republican escalation, but the idea is gaining traction within the GOP.

As catastrophic windblown blazes strike with more frequency, California’s system of mutual-aid firefighting is cracking, with fire chiefs sometimes reluctant or unable to assist their counterparts.

Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California. California and other Democratic-controlled states would need to atone for “bad behavior” on land management and taxes ...

Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker said he was unaware of early mutual aid requests and "absolutely will not step aside" regardless ...

Then-President Trump and Paradise Mayor Jody Jones view damage from the Camp fire in Paradise in November 2018. The Camp Fire killed more than 80 people and decimated the city.