Fast-Moving Jerusalem Fire Grows To 5,000 Acres, Prompts Evacuations
Authorities have issued mandatory evacuations due to a growing fire in the Jerusalem Valley area, just south of the massive Rocky Fire.
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Authorities have issued mandatory evacuations due to a growing fire in the Jerusalem Valley area, just south of the massive Rocky Fire.
A family coming home to their burned property got at least one bit of good news: their cat somehow survived the flames.
All evacuations were lifted Saturday after cooler weather helped firefighters gain more ground against a Northern California wildfire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes.
President Barack Obama says wildfires in the western U.S. are getting worse in large part due to climate change.
About 800 of the thousands who fled a fierce Northern California wildfire were allowed to return home, but for some, the relief quickly turned to grief when they found only remnants of the places they left.
Fire officials say a massive blaze raging in the Lower Lake area north of San Francisco spread overnight covering more drought-stricken ground.
The Rocky Fire is the biggest fire burning in California. It's raging in the Lower Lake area north of San Francisco. It spread through Sunday to cover even more drought-stricken ground.
Fire officials say a massive fire in the Lower Lake area north of San Francisco has destroyed dozens of homes and buildings and is threatening thousands more.
The U.S. Forest Service says an autopsy to determine the cause of death of a firefighter found dead during the initial attack against a fire in the Modoc National Forest will be conducted this week.
Ruhl, an engine captain with the Mystic Ranger Division out of Rapid City, South Dakota, was on temporary assignment to the Big Valley Ranger District in California.
Homeowners are picking up the pieces, but they're still rattled by how the flames spread quickly across the island.
Brown's order requires all state agencies to provide assistance if needed to respond to the fires and mobilizes the California National Guard to help with disaster response.
The native insects are no bigger than a grain of rice, but firefighters say they've added fuel to both the Wragg and Kyburz fires in recent weeks.
A wildfire near Clearlake exploded overnight, according to new numbers from Cal Fire.
The shiny new plane at the Lake Tahoe airport is drawing lots of attention. It can repeatedly scoop water from a lake and drop it on fires.
