'Firenado' Spotted As Wildfires Rage In Northeastern California

Firefighters and aircraft worked Tuesday to halt the spread of two forest fires in rural northeastern California.

• Jul 21, 2020

Wildfires Bring Air Quality, Visibility Warnings To San Joaquin Valley

Authorities warned of poor air quality in central and northern parts of California on Monday due to wildfires in rural areas.

• Jul 20, 2020

PG&E Says Public Safety Power Shutoffs Won't Be As Bad This Year

Pacific Gas and Electric is telling people to get ready for Public Safety Power Shutoffs, but promising this year won't be as bad.

• Jun 22, 2020

Liberty Fire Near Galt 80% Contained At 89 Acres

Cal Fire firefighters have gained significant ground on an 89-acre vegetation fire that started near Galt on Wednesday.  

• Jun 18, 2020

Walker Fire In Calaveras County Grows To 1,100 Acres; 35% Contained

A wildfire in Calaveras County has grown to nearly 2 square miles acres, Cal Fire said Wednesday.

• Jun 17, 2020

4 Homes Destroyed In 95-Acre Wildfire Near Oroville

A wildfire prompted evacuation orders in Butte County near Oroville early Wednesday afternoon.

• Jun 17, 2020

Fire Concerns Increase As Temperatures Climb Into Record Territory

Record high temperatures are raising the fire risk in Sacramento County. There have been three in just the past 24 hours.

• May 25, 2020

California Begins Preparations For Wildfire Season Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Wildfire Preparedness Week started Monday, but this year getting ready for the annual challenge of battling large blazes takes on a whole new meaning.

• May 5, 2020

Financial Tug-Of-War Emerges Over Fire Victims' Settlement

A financial tug-of-war is emerging over the $13.5 billion that the nation's largest utility has agreed to pay to victims of recent California wildfires, as government agencies jockey for more than half the money to cover the costs of their response to the catastrophes.

• Jan 1, 2020

Tree-Thinning Projects To Prevent California Wildfires May Be Approved Faster

California regulators have streamlined the state's permit process to make it faster to approve tree-thinning projects intended to slow wildfires.

• Dec 31, 2019

California Eases Way For Land Clearing To Prevent Wildfires

California regulators said Tuesday that they have streamlined the state's permit process to make it faster to approve tree-thinning projects designed to slow massive wildfires that have devastated communities in recent years.

• Dec 31, 2019

Pres. Trump, Gov. Newsom In War Of Words Over California Wildfires

As firefighters work on getting the wildfires burning across the state under control, President Donald Trump is taking aim at Gov. Gavin Newsom.

• Nov 4, 2019

Mother Nature Gives Kincade Firefighters A Reprieve; Strong Wind Storm Loses Intensity

A high wind advisory was cancelled for the North Bay hills early Wednesday, a hopeful sign that the nearly 5,000 firefighters battling the Kincade Fire can gain an even stronger foothold on the blaze that has grown to 76,825 acres and destroyed 94 homes.

• Oct 30, 2019

Why Did It Take PG&E 10 Hours To Inspect Transmission Line That Failed Near Origin Of Kincade Fire?

PG&E said they did immediately dispatch an employee to the scene, but the employee could not access the tower due to the active fire scene. 

• Oct 25, 2019

Fast-Moving Grass Fire Forces Evacuations Near Geyserville In Sonoma County

A fast-moving grass fire is burning in Sonoma County and has forced evacuations in the area, Sonoma County officials said Wednesday evening.

• Oct 23, 2019

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