Crews Work Quickly To Contain Brisbane Brush Fire
The fire worked its way up a hillside, prompting a two-alarm response that has included a helicopter and two Cal Fire hand crews—one of which was nearby when the fire started, he said.
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The fire worked its way up a hillside, prompting a two-alarm response that has included a helicopter and two Cal Fire hand crews—one of which was nearby when the fire started, he said.
State fire crews are increasing staffing to prepare for what could be some busy, hot summer months as Memorial Day is the official beginning of the Bay Area's fire season.
Cal Fire is concerned about a growing number of marijuana gardens in Santa Cruz County, not because of the pot, but because of fire hazards associated with illegally clearing trees.
A woman fell off a cliff and into a ravine in South San Jose Thursday, and firefighters are at the scene trying to assess her injuries and rescue her, a fire department spokeswoman said.
Cal Fire is increasing its staff and canceling burn days and planned debris burning in response to increased fire danger because of an unusually dry winter, Cal Fire officials said.
Prosecutors Thursday discussed the case against a man accused of intentionally running down a Cal Fire firefighter in San Francisco early Thanksgiving morning.
The girlfriend of a man accused of running down a Cal Fire firefighter early Thanksgiving Day pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of being an accessory to the crime after the fact.
San Francisco police have identified the car they believe was used to run down a Cal Fire firefighter in the city's Richmond District early Thanksgiving morning and are asking for the public's help in finding it.
A 22-year-old man suspected of intentionally hitting a Cal Fire firefighter with his SUV in San Francisco's Richmond District early Thanksgiving morning was arrested late Tuesday, police said.
The mother of a firefighter who is in critical condition after a hit-and-run crash in San Francisco said she's optimistic her son's attacker will be found.
A Cal Fire firefighter was in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital after being run over by a car following an early morning altercation on Thanksgiving Day.
A Napa man who was killed Tuesday when his car crashed head-on into a Cal Fire big-rig on state Highway 12 apparently intended to kill himself, a Napa County sheriff's captain said.
According to Cal Fire officials, firefighters took on a 200-acre grass fire east of Livermore on Tuesday...
A California law that imposes an annual wildfire fee on rural residents may have an unintended consequence—sapping the state fire agency of money it needs to fight wildland blazes.
Firefighters have contained a cluster of grass fires that broke out in the Oakley and Knightsen area Thursday afternoon, burning at least one home and threatening others.
Californians who receive their primary fire protection from Cal Fire may soon have to start paying extra for the service.
A large grass fire burning in Morgan Hill on Thursday afternoon is threatening homes on the east side of the city, a fire captain said.
Just as California's wildfire season begins, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has had to cut the contract for the nation's biggest firefighting jet.
The City of Alameda is hiring a former Cal FIRE director to conduct an independent review of the Memorial Day drowning of a suicidal man.
The city of Alameda has chosen a former state fire marshal to conduct an independent review of the drowning of a suicidal man at Crown Beach on Memorial Day.
Some of the state's inmates get to do time in the great outdoors, but it's not without risk. Danny Richards asked this Good Question: Are inmates still used to fight fires in California?
There is a concern among Bay Area fire officials that the late season wet weather could cause problems this fire season.
More firefighters will be hired in Santa Clara County to help manage an expected increase in wildfires during the summer, according to Cal Fire.
Several residents in the area were advised to evacuate as a precaution but no mandatory evacuations were issued.
Cities and counties would shoulder much more of the responsibility for fighting wild land fires in the budget unveiled this week by Gov. Jerry Brown.
