Here are the morning’s top stories on Monday, September 21, 2026 Despite funding and staffing issues, Chico take steps to better protect city from wildfires In 2024, the Park Fire burned more than 429 ...

Chico Fire says that the academy will be strenuous on the recruits, but with each and every tough drill, long day, and ...

MAGALIA — The Butte County Department of Public Works is beginning the Skyway Roadside Fuels Reduction Project, a major wildfire mitigation project designed to reduce hazardous vegetation along ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (FOX40.COM) — An evacuation warning is in place in Butte County after a vegetation fire broke out Sunday afternoon, fire officials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A grass fire burning near the Butte Valley area prompted evacuation warnings as firefighters worked to slow its spread. The fire, ...

CHICO — In another attempt to remove people camping in high fire risk areas in the city, the Chico City Council approved a local fire emergency declaration to address reoccurring fires. The council ...

CHICO, Calif. — The Chico Fire Department held a live burn training exercise for seven newly-hired firefighters who were brought on to staff the incoming Engine 1, to be housed at Station 1. Deputy ...

A historic Victorian home in Chico that has been a Northern California landmark for more than 150 years was gutted by an early morning fire. Bidwell Mansion caught fire just after 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...