Wildfire season in California makes headlines every year, but it’s nothing unnatural and nothing new. It’s been a cruel fact of nature up and down the once Golden State since before I was born. When I was growing up, my father had a ranch near Malibu. We had some wildfires out there, but what got burned were barns, stables and lots of grass ...

In his Sunday tweets, Trump also seemed to threaten to cut federal funding for fires, something he’s said before. After last year’s devastating fires in Paradise and the Malibu and Ventura County areas, Trump erroneously claimed those fires were the result of poor forest management. That sparked widespread anger in California, including ...

FILE – In this Nov. 9, 2018 file photo Wind-driven flames from a wildfire race up a slope and cross the road in Malibu, Calif. known as the Woolsey Fire, it has consumed tens of thousands of acres and destroyed multiple homes. Southern California Edison ...

Crews working in steep areas were battling hotspots amid lingering winds, county fire captain Steve Kaufmann said. Last year Mr Trump made a similar threat as wildfires devastated Malibu and Paradise, California, accusing the state of "gross mismanagement" of forests. At the time, Mr Newsom defended California's wildfire prevention efforts ...

1:53 Relief in sight as California burns Relief in sight as California burns Last year Trump made a similar threat as wildfires devastated Malibu and Paradise, California — accusing the state of “gross mismanagement” of forests. At the time Newsom defended California’s wildfire prevention efforts while criticizing the federal government ...

Wildfire season in California makes headlines every year, but it’s nothing unnatural and nothing new. It’s been a cruel fact of nature up and down the once Golden State since before I was born. When I was growing up my father had a ranch near Malibu. We had some wildfires out there, but what got burned were barns, stables and lots of grass ...

Crews working in steep areas were battling hotspots amid lingering winds, county fire captain Steve Kaufmann said. Loading Last year Trump made a similar threat as wildfires devastated Malibu and Paradise, California, accusing the state of "gross mismanagement" of forests. At the time, Newsom defended California's wildfire prevention efforts ...

Image: Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti (L) and and California Governor Gavin Newsom inspect damage Mr Trump added: "Get your act together governor. You don't see close to the level of burn in other states." Last year, the president made a similar threat over funding as wildfires devastated Malibu and Paradise in California and he accused the ...

After last year’s devastating fires in Paradise and the Malibu and Ventura County areas, Trump erroneously claimed those fires were the result of poor forest management. That sparked widespread anger in California, including among firefighters. “We’ve got to take care of the floors, you know, the floors of the forest. It’s very ...

The federal government manages most of it. Last year Trump made a similar threat as wildfires devastated Malibu and Paradise, California — accusing the state of "gross mismanagement" of forests. At the time Newsom defended California's wildfire ...