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Governor Gavin Newsom and state fire officials marked the end of peak fire season in most areas of California on Thursday.

KCBX's Sydney Brandt reports. From May through late October, it’s typically all hands on deck for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). However, wildfires can take place regardless of the calendar. According to the National Integrated Drought Information System, 97.5% of the State of California is in a drought, which Cal Fire San Luis Obispo Spokesperson Adan Orozco said could mean a potential for a heightened season. “Every year is kind of up in the air, but there are factors that contribute into the potential for having a destructive fire season and all t...

Fire officials are bracing for the summer months as fuel moisture in vegetation continues to diminish Fire officials are bracing for the summer months as fuel moisture in vegetation continues to diminish and last updated 2021-05-13 11:13:00-04 Fire season is year-round in California, and coming out of winter and spring seasons that brought below seasonal rainfall amounts, firefighters across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties are bracing for the summer months. "Santa Barbara County has received, as stated, 47 percent annual rainfall from what we're normally used to," Santa Barbara Co...

Cal Poly establishing new institute to research wildfires, prevention strategies KSBY and last updated 2020-12-11 14:01:32-05 Cal Poly is establishing a new institute to research wildfires and fire prevention strategies. The new Cal Poly Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) FIRE Institute will focus on problem spots, where natural environments meet man-made environments. Officials say that area, known as the wildland-urban interface, is the most frequent source of declared disasters in California and it's getting worse with climate change. Cal Poly researchers have already been studying WUI fires ...