Camp Fire Grew So Fast Firefighters Had To Shift From Attacking Flames To Helping People Evacuate
Only a day after it began, the Camp Fire near the town of Paradise had grown to nearly 110 square miles.
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Only a day after it began, the Camp Fire near the town of Paradise had grown to nearly 110 square miles.
Authorities say most of the 17 California state firefighter cadets fired for drinking during training will be reinstated.
Volunteers are being sought to serve at mountaintop fire lookout towers in Nevada, Placer and Yuba Counties.
The wildfire budget is nearly drained for the fiscal year with months still left in the season.
The California agency that fights wildfires says it's about to exceed its budget and needs $234 million more.
California's deadly wildfire season is creating a shortage of pilots for Calfire and is causing the agency to ground some aircraft.
Construction crews have already put up the frame on Cheri Sharp's new house, but she still questions whether rebuilding was the right choice after California's most destructive wildfire took her old home in wine country nearly a year ago.
A preliminary report says a firefighter died last week from falling tree debris after a retardant drop on California's largest-ever wildfire.
256: That is the number of days Melissa Morgado went without seeing her husband Steven Morgado in 2017.
A Cal Fire heavy equipment mechanic who was helping fight the Carr Fire was killed in a car accident, authorities say.
It may take until September to contain the largest fire in California history, which is now nearly the size of Los Angeles.
Catastrophic wildfires continue to ravage California, as one blaze nearly doubled in size over the weekend to make it the fourth largest in the state's history.
Fire crews from Australia and New Zealand are heading to California to aid in the massive battle against wildfires, according to Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott.
Increasing winds are expected in Northern California areas where deadly and destructive wildfires are burning.
The explosive and unpredictable fire burning in Shasta County has made its way into neighborhoods.
An eight-year-old boy nearly drowned Sunday, but was saved by a borrowed life jacket and good samaritan.
A fully involved semi-truck fire has expanded a half acre into the vegetation. Both directions of the interstate are closed.
Braden Varney, a Heavy Fire Equipment Operator, died while battling the Ferguson Fire. The fire started Friday night and is 130 acres.
Cal-Fire has brought in one of the largest resources available to help fight wildfires burning across the state. The Global Supertanker is currently at the ready at McClellan Airport in Sacramento.
Fire officials say cooler weather did little to diminish a massive blaze in Northern California threatening more than 1,400 buildings.
The Highway 49 Mocassin Fire in Tuolumne County is at 60 acres. Mandatory evacuations are in place.
Due to the Red Flag Warning and the predicted increased fire weather, CAL FIRE has brought on three additional aviation assets.
With dangerous fire conditions accompanying the high heat, CAL FIRE warns to be careful with legal fireworks and avoid illegal fireworks.
Cal Fire has had to wait for the right conditions, but some residents are wondering how fire officials are allowed to do it when they can't burn on their own property.
Authorities say they broke up one of the biggest illegal firework operations in state history.
