Suwanna Kerdkaew, formerly the department's deputy chief of administration, replaces former chief Tony Bowden, who retired after being on injury leave.

The UCSC Science Communication Department answers some of the questions about the fires submitted by readers.

With the Covid-19 pandemic canceling donation drives, the nation is seeing a severe shortage of plasma donations.

Initial damage estimates for the SCU Lightning Complex zone put the loss of cattle and grazing lands at $26 million.

The fires include the CZU Complex, which ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains to become the state’s ninth-most destructive fire.

The people affected by one of the largest fires in California history—the SCU Complex—still don’t qualify for FEMA relief.

If we don’t address climate change head on, these apocalyptic fires burning up and down California will remain our reality.

Firefighters made significant progress against the SCU Complex in the past day, allowing Cal Fire to ease some evacuation orders.

The fires east of Santa Clara Valley have grown to more than 365,000 acres, making it the largest active fire in California.

Cal Fire and San Jose city officials broadcast updates about the Bay Area lightning fires in a series of video broadcasts.

Fires raging all around the South Bay continue to close in, prompting new evacuation orders in the Tri-Valley, Morgan Hill and Los Gatos.

Officials announced new evacuation decrees for the SCU Complex of southbound fires burning to the east of San Jose.

With just 10 percent containment this morning, Cal Fire officials issued new evacuation orders for Sunol, Livermore and Fremont.

The latest news about the SCU and CZU fire complexes surrounding Santa Clara County, where some evacuation orders remain in effect.

Cal Fire announced new evacuation orders for the eastern edge of Santa Clara County, where the SCU Complex keeps growing.