Northern California Gann Fire in Calaveras County tops 7,000 acres with no containment
The Northern California wildfire has burned 7,052 acres with no containment, keeping evacuations in place near New Hogan Lake.
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The Northern California wildfire has burned 7,052 acres with no containment, keeping evacuations in place near New Hogan Lake.
Schools are closed across Calaveras County on Wednesday due to the smoke from the fire.
For Mary Anne and Glenn Meeks, the fire's rapid growth left little time to prepare. The couple spent the night at an evacuation center in Valley Springs after flames moved to within a few miles of their home.
A fast-moving wildfire in Mendocino County grew to 872 acres and was 10% contained Sunday after prompting evacuation orders.
A Butte County judge found Ronnie Dean Stout II guilty Friday of starting the Park Fire in Northern California, exactly two years after the massive wildfire ignited.
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire that forced evacuations Sunday afternoon in the Pilot Hill area of El Dorado County.
The Van Fire was reported Wednesday northeast of White Rock Road in Cathey's Valley, and north of Eastman Lake. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Three firefighters were injured while attacking a rapidly spreading vegetation fire sparked by a vehicle fire on Monday afternoon near Groveland, officials said.
It's only June, and fires are already popping up across California. Fire officials are predicting a prolonged peak season this year.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company is warning residents in several Northern California counties that power shutoffs will be likely starting later this weekend.
Six months after a California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp, officials say debris removal is now complete and properties are being returned to their owners.
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Tiger Fire that burned 118 acres in California's Amador County last summer and forced evacuations near Pioneer.
CBS News California analyzed a decade of state audits and found that lawmakers failed to enact three out of every four state audit recommendations. Year after year, the auditor tracks the same problems, the same risks, and the same inaction, costing California billions.
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
A vintage blue VW "Magic bus" that became an unlikely symbol of resilience when it survived a major California wildfire has made its public debut after Volkswagen restored it.
Clean-up has started in Chinese Camp after the TCU September Lightning Complex Fire ripped through the Gold Rush town earlier this month.
Homeowners in Chinese Camp are finally learning when they'll be able to return, after the 6-5 Fire tore through the Gold Rush town earlier this month.
Firefighters are continuing to secure the perimeter of a wildfire in El Dorado County that is burning in the Pilot Hill area on Monday.
A University of California, Berkeley study of the state's recent major wildfires shows that taking steps to mitigate fire risk can double the number of homes saved in a wildfire.
Firefighters in Central California have been working to protect a grove of giant sequoia trees from a massive wildfire.
The TCU Lightning Complex fires have burned nearly 14,000 acres in Central California, but in a Saturday update, Cal Fire said containment was at 42%.
As wildfire risk continues to climb across California, more homeowners are trying to get ahead of the flames, investing in prevention before disaster strikes.
Firefighters are continuing to battle lightning-sparked fires in three Central California counties on Wednesday, including a fire that has caused extensive damage to a historic Gold Rush town.
The historic Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp suffered intense damage from the 6-5 Fire, a wildfire that was sparked by lightning on Tuesday. Claudette Stefanian reports.
