The state agency’s new Fire Innovation Unit will bring firefighters, IT specialists and researchers together to test whether emerging tools can address operational gaps and improve safety…

Speaking at Sacramento McClellan Airport, California Gov. Gavin Newsom tallied the many cutting-edge firefighting technologies to have been adopted since he took office.

As wildfires become more common and destructive, a new international satellite project would give researchers and firefighters a new tool.

The Cal Fire Aviation Tracking and Information System is the state's latest effort to improve its firefighting management systems after last January's devastating Los Angeles blazes.

Northern California's massive Park Fire is providing the state's fire agency a chance to test new technologies that improve situational awareness.

The Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development was created as a dedicated body to investigate new tools for emergency response.

Scott Gregory, who's served various roles in California's IT leadership, will start in a newly created tech leadership role at the California Department of Forestry and Fire…