Cal Fire working on reducing fire risk from the air
Cal Fire was down in Calaveras County Tuesday conducting a prescribed burn with an interesting piece of equipment not often seen.
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Cal Fire was down in Calaveras County Tuesday conducting a prescribed burn with an interesting piece of equipment not often seen.
Just as concerning, in the last year CBS13 reported at least two fire departments are either bracing for closures or have already.
A recent drowning in Nevada County is renewing calls to be careful during what is expected to be a longer snowmelt than usual.
"Operation Hay Drop" is a mission to save starving and stranded cows – many of which are pregnant – from dying amid back-to-back winter storms.
Communities brace for another strong winter storm while many people remain without power.
The suit alleges that PG&E's equipment caused the fire that burned nearly 120 square miles in El Dorado and Placer counties last year.
The climate crisis is among the key factors in a new assessment that shows more than 85% of California's rural and unincorporated land is now in "high" or "very high" severity zones for wildfire danger.
California's office of the State Fire marshal released an updated fire hazard map showing which unincorporated parts of California are most at risk for fires and what future destruction could look like.
Recent rains have been heaven-sent during California's years-long drought, but concerns over flash flooding in wildfire burn scar areas have fire crews watching and working.
Evacuees fled their homes nearly six weeks ago as the Mosquito fire burned through parts of El Dorado and Placer counties.
The Placer County wildfire started September 6 and spread into neighboring El Dorado County, forcing evacuations
Cal Fire says about 40 people are still evacuated after the Mosquito Fire.
Containment of the fire is holding at 20 percent.
Firefighters are battling a new wildfire in rural Placer County on Tuesday, this one near the Dutch Flat area.
Firefighters again prevented flames from entering a Northern California mountain town and reported major progress Thursday against the week-old blaze that's become the largest in the state so far this year.
The Mosquito Fire is burning near Foresthill, reaching and forcing evacuations. Tuesday was a difficult day for firefighters as heavy winds pushed the flames fast through the area.
The wildfire has now grown to nearly 50,000 acres, but firefighters are still worried about the threat of winds.
The wildfire remains just 10 percent contained as of Monday.
Evacuation orders remain in place for parts of Placer and El Dorado counties on Monday.
Smoke from the wildfire burning in Placer County is also starting to affect air quality in the region.
Cal Fire says the wildfire has burned more than 20 acres so far in steep terrain.
Firefighters are responding to a new wildfire in rural Placer County on Tuesday.
The wildfire is burning in rural Placer County.
If agreed upon by Governor Newsom and the agencies union, the contract could mean higher pay and a reduction in work days for firefighters.
Cal Fire and Gov. Gavin Newsom's office have reached a tentative deal to help boost pay while cutting hours and striking a better work-life balance for the state's firefighting crews.
