Fire Whirl In Carr Fire Equal To EF-3 Tornado
The rotating column of fire was spotted on July 26 as the fire near Redding took on a life of its own.
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The rotating column of fire was spotted on July 26 as the fire near Redding took on a life of its own.
New Zealand and Australia firefighters are expected to arrive on Friday to join firefighters from more than a dozen states.
With the Carr Fire burning over 120,000 acres, local agencies and businesses are working together to help those affected by the destruction.
Just a month into the budget year, the state has already spent one-quarter of its annual fire budget, at least $130 million.
The 20 people listed as missing in Shasta County after the Carr Fire have all been found and accounted for.
Gubernatorial candidate John Cox visited the Carr Fire area Wednesday afternoon and met with residents and firefighters.
Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel.
A massive wildfire in Northern California has torched more than 1,000 homes in and around the city of Redding, authorities said Wednesday as some evacuees were allowed to return home.
More than 27,000 people were evacuated from their homes due to the Carr Fire in Shasta County.
Many of them are so committed to serving, they don't ask for help when they're injured or near their breaking point.
The Humane Society in Redding got set for evacuation as the flames closed in, so a team of local SPCA officials picked up the pups on Monday.
Firefighters are gaining ground on the fire reaching more than 20 percent containment after days of struggling to keep up with its spread.
A Natomas woman behind one of the relief efforts was originally from Redding. Her family is among thousands who had to leave it all behind.
A 2-year-old girl in Shasta County made sure firefighters battling the Carr Fire got a warm breakfast this morning.
Redding Police arrested two men accused of being in a neighborhood evacuated during the Carr Fire.
Evacuation orders have been lifted in a number of areas near the Carr Fire in Shasta County.
A spare the air day is in effect today as fires burning throughout northern California are causing air quality concerns.
Thousands more fled their homes after wildfires surged near a small lake town in Northern California while a deadly blaze farther north slowed slightly as crews stretched to their limits across the state fight flames that have claimed the lives of both firefighters and civilians.
A grandmother and her two great-grandchildren were killed in the Carr Fire. Now family members are opening up about the frantic calls they got for help before tragedy struck.
Authorities say they are investigating reports of looting in Northern California neighborhoods that were evacuated because of a deadly wildfire and that officials have identified several suspects. Redding Police Chief Roger Moore says his department has been receiving reports of people driving around evacuated areas and shouldering doors of houses still standing.
Sherry Bledsoe's two children, James Roberts, 5, and Emily Roberts, 4, were stranded with her grandmother Melody Bledsoe, 70, when fire swept through.
Police in a Northern California city say they have been unable to locate 14 people, including a 70-year-old woman and her young great-grandchildren, amid a raging wildfire.
More than 37,000 people have been evacuated and on Friday night, authorities warned the fire will likely burn deeper into urban areas -- before there's any hope of containing it.
Shasta County used cell phone alerts for the Carr Fire and may send more as the fire moves. It's a new strategy because California are wildfires growing bigger and moving faster than before.
The firefight has been nonstop as crews work to battle the blaze that killed 2 people, destroyed 500 buildings, and scorched more than 48,000 acres.
