[8] The team's first permanent head coach was Martín Vásquez,[9] as Milton Blanco took the reins for the first three matches in club history following Jaime Ramirez's unexpected departure.

The team finished last in League One,[13] and Vásquez was fired midway through the season on July 3, replaced by Adam Smith on an interim basis.

[15] Ahead of the 2024 season, the Fuego hired former United States men's national soccer team star Jermaine Jones as its new head coach.

[20] On January 31, 2025, upstart amateur division The League for Clubs announced that the Fuego's U23 team would be joining for the 2025 season.

The club's logo is based on a shield shaped like the head of a spade, representing the agricultural laborers of California's Central Valley.