Evacuation preparation town hall held in Tahoe as residents watch Maui fire developments
The Maui fire destruction has evacuations top of mind right now in one of our closer vacation destinations: Lake Tahoe. Read more now.
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The Maui fire destruction has evacuations top of mind right now in one of our closer vacation destinations: Lake Tahoe. Read more now.
Rural areas near California's border with Oregon were under evacuation orders Wednesday after gusty winds from a thunderstorm sent a lightning-sparked wildfire racing through national forest lands, authorities said.
Wildland fire officials are warning many of the men and women who are on the front lines could walk off the job if Congress doesn't act to protect their pay.
Tahoe National Forest Service crews said many of the fires have been in remote areas making it hard for them to access. A new program this summer is helping them in a big way.
It's been a relatively quiet fire season but Cal Fire, the state's main firefighting agency, says they've been keeping their crews sharp for whatever happens next.
August 14 will mark two years since the Caldor Fire broke out just east of Omo Ranch Road and south of the community of Grizzly Flats. Just days after it started, it destroyed the gold rush town of Grizzly Flats in less than 15 minutes.
A PG&E program geared toward fire mitigation is shutting down early. The company said it will provide better alternatives — after the program proved ineffective — and residents are taking a leap of faith in trust.
Firefighters battling a large whirl-spawning wildfire in California and southern Nevada are facing challenging conditions as the blaze spreads and threatens iconic desert Joshua trees.
The fire, dubbed the York Fire, which is California's largest fire of the year, has consumed 77,000 acres and remains 0% contained as of Monday night.
A massive wildfire burning out of control in California's Mojave National Preserve is spreading rapidly amid erratic winds.
Caldor Fire victims are filing claims against the U.S. Forest Service that they say failed to protect Grizzly Flats.
Only on CBS13, we get an inside look at a correctional camp in Nevada County where inmate firefighters are getting ready for wildfire season.
California's fire season has been off to a slow start this year after a record snowpack, but things have started to shift after multiple heat waves just this month.
No containment has been reported in this lightning-caused fire.
Several brush fires over the past few weeks are a sign that California's fire season is in full swing.
Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a brush fire near the Yolo and Colusa County border near Highway 16 early Tuesday morning.
The El Dorado County Fire Protection District got some new gear this fire season helping them find flames faster and save people at any time of the day.
Farmers Insurance has limited new homeowners insurance policies in California, joining other major national insurance providers.
Artificial intelligence is now helping firefighters identify wildfires with cameras that can detect smoke without the help of any human eyes.
California is spending millions to help bring more firefighting aircraft to the state this summer. It's an effort to get more retardant on fires in the first hours of the blaze.
The heat is back in California and with it, the risk of wildfire has returned, too. A new tool to fight fires before they occur is available to homeowners. It's considered a fire retardant that is sprayed before a fire occurs.
Crews stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire that sparked near Valley Springs in Calaveras County on Sunday.
Officials say the thinning work is making a difference and will lessen wildfire dangers by the end of the year.
You've heard of storm shelters for tornadoes and hurricanes, but now, Sacramento is stepping up its game by creating smoke shelters for another type of natural disaster: severe wildfires.
It was a cool first day of summer, but Cal Fire geared up for the heat that will inevitably come by conducting a 140-acre prescribed burn in El Dorado County on Wednesday.
