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California's wildfires have forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes as firefighters battle historically dire conditions.
California's firefighting agency recorded more than 300 wildfires in just 24 hours as winds whipped the state over the weekend.
Strong winds over the last 24 hours drove the massive Kincade Fire beyond containment lines, growing to 66,231 acres – 103 square miles – by early Monday and destroying 96 structures, including 40 homes.
The $16,000-an-hour firefighting airplane, touched down at McClellan Park Friday evening.
To prepare for the fire danger, strike teams throughout California have been pre-positioned.
Red Flag fire conditions are widespread, affecting 34 counties. Cal Fire said this weather event marks the worst fire conditions we've seen this year.
There now is a network of cameras in high fire risk areas up and down the state helping guide firefighting efforts.
A 46-year-old Tracy man was arrested last Friday for committing arson to forest land.
Firefighters are battling a grass fire in Tuolumne County southwest of the Lake Tulloch Reservoir.
Wet weather is helping quiet fears of wildfires in the foothills, at least for now.
So far, firefighters have been breathing a sigh of relief after the largest and deadliest wildfire season in California history last year.
Fire crews in El Dorado County are gaining containment on a wildfire that left two firefighters hurt and a fire truck burned.
The twisted and burnt front end of a Garden Valley Fire Department engine sits in the middle of a blackened property.
Cal Fire crews are battling a wildfire near the community of Cool in El Dorado County.
As a fire continues to burn in the Amazon, an airplane that left from Sacramento is working to save the rain-forest.
Another season of large wildfires could be on tap in Northern California, especially from now through October, according to a new report.
Firefighters are battling a grass fire in southeast Sacramento County.
Fire officials are reminding people that it's not a matter of if, but when the next big wildfire will ignite.
California's former "Governator" was back in the Sacramento area on Thursday for a tour of the latest firefighting arsenal.
Cal Fire firefighters are battling a vegetation fire on Shadow Run drive in Camino.
A person has been arrested for causing a fire in Nevada County over the weekend, Cal Fire said.
A 29-year-old firefighter has died after having a medical emergency while training with his engine crew Sunday.
According to Cal Fire, there were 750 more fires at this time last year.
