New Mandatory Evacuation Ordered For Meadow Valley In Plumas County Due To North Complex Fire
A new mandatory evacuation order has been given due to the North Complex Fire in Plumas County.
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A new mandatory evacuation order has been given due to the North Complex Fire in Plumas County.
Weeks of dry, hot weather have fueled historic wildfires along the West Coast that have killed more than 34 people, and reduced thousands of homes to embers.
As the sky begins to clear for the first time in days, Cal Fire tankers are back in action, fighting dozens of fires in the state.
This year's blazes have taxed the human, mechanical and financial resources of the nation's wildfire fighting forces to an extraordinary degree.
The debate over who and what is responsible for wildfires in our area can easily become political, but the answer is not a simple one. Experts say there is not just one factor leading to the devastating firestorms.
Since the start of 2020, wildfires in California have burned over 3.2 million acres of land -- an area almost the size of Connecticut.
The latest on the Bear Fire, an extension of the North Complex Fire that started the Plumas National Forest.
Hot and windy weather is making current California fires worse and firefighters on the front lines are struggling to get the resources they need.
Wildfires have burned more than 2 million acres in California this year, setting a state record even as crews battled dozens of growing blazes in sweltering temperatures Monday that strained the electrical grid and threatened power outages for millions.
More than 300 Solano County residences were destroyed in the deadly LNU Lightning Complex Fire, Cal Fire said.
When the LNU Lightning Complex Fires tore through the Solano County, people tried to put out hotspots on their own to protect their homes. With firefighting resources stretched thin, some considered it necessary.
A Sutter County man has confessed to stealing a fire commander's wallet while he fought the CZU Lightning Complex Fire, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff announced on Thursday.
Thousands of Northern California residents forced to evacuate their homes due to wildfires were allowed to return Thursday after firefighters made progress.
Firefighters are responding to a quickly-growing vegetation fire near Newcastle in Placer County.
Lower temperatures and weaker winds are helping firefighters get a handle on deadly wildfires that have afflicted California for days, fire officials said Tuesday.
Aided by weather and reinforcements, firefighters were cautiously optimistic Tuesday as they struggled to pen in California wildfires that have killed at least seven people and burned more than 1,200 homes and other buildings.
Another death has been reported in the Solano County theater of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire.
The orange glow from wildfires in the evening sky is a new way of life in the Golden State.
California first responders are wrestling massive wildfires plaguing the state but an integral part of their team is missing in action because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Already fighting several fires across the state, they're also up against COVID-19.
For the first time since the incident began, Cal Fire is reporting some containment of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire.
The fire, which has prompted evacuations, is burning near Highways 49 and 120.
The latest information on the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, which has prompted evacuation orders in Fairfield and Vacaville.
As we continue to hear from Cal Fire commanders that they are understaffed and need more resources, CBS13 is digging deeper into just where those resources are.
If you want to build a fire, you need three things: Ignition, fuel and oxygen. But wildfire in California is a much more complex people-stoked witch's brew.
