Mill Fire: 100 homes destroyed, 2 people burned, emergency declared
At least two people were injured as a wildfire tore through Siskiyou County near Mount Shasta, torching about a hundred homes and forcing thousands to evacuate.
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At least two people were injured as a wildfire tore through Siskiyou County near Mount Shasta, torching about a hundred homes and forcing thousands to evacuate.
The Mill Fire burning out of control near Mount Shasta is a reminder to Bay Area officials that we are just entering the most dangerous part of wildfire season.
With hot temperatures forecast through Labor Day weekend, firefighters across the Bay Area are concerned about the increase fire danger from already dried-out hillsides.
Fire crews have made significant progress containing the massive Six Rivers Complex Fire in Northern California, but the blaze continues to send smoke southwards to the Bay Area.
Authorities have now identified all four people killed in the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County, the largest and the deadliest fire in California this year.
A vegetation fire broke out and has burned several acres north of Clearlake in Lake County on Friday afternoon.
Fire crews have stopped the spread of a vegetation fire burning in a wilderness area west of Vacaville Monday afternoon, according to authorities.
Crews in the North Bay have stopped the progress of a multiple vehicle fire that spread to vegetation near Kelseyville Wednesday afternoon
A woman who manned lookout towers for decades in the Klamath National Forest is among the four victims of the fast-moving flames of the McKinney Fire, U.S. Forest Service officials announced Monday.
Firefighters continued to battle fires burning in remote areas of Northern California as the Six Rivers Lightning Complex Fires triggered more evacuations in Humboldt County.
The McKinney Fire burning south of the Oregon border appears to have caused the deaths of tens of thousands of Klamath River fish, the Karuk Tribe said.
Fire crews were working amid thunderstorms early Friday that brought light precipitation along with the possibility of dry lightning that could spark new blazes in the fire ravaged Klamath National Forest.
Crews have contained a three-alarm vegetation fire that at one point threatened structures in Martinez Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.
People who lost their homes and property in last summer's Tamarack Fire in northern Nevada and California have filed a claim against the U.S. Forest Service seeking more than $85 million.
Evacuation orders triggered by a fast-moving wildfire along a stretch of Highway 53 in Clearlake Thursday afternoon have been lifted.
Firefighters have gotten their first hold on California's deadliest and most destructive fire of the year and expected that the blaze would remain stalled through the weekend.
A torrent of water, mud and debris knocked out a bridge near Humbug Road within McKinney Fire evacuation zone Tuesday, injuring a private contractor battling the massive blaze.
Authorities have discovered two bodies in a burned vehicle in the path of a raging McKinney Fire that has destroyed much of the small community of Klamath River, charred 55,500 acres and had zero percent containment.
Crews battling the largest wildfire this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday evening.
Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday evening for Siskiyou County where the McKinney Fire is raging near Yreka, forcing the evacuation of nearby communities. (7-30-22)
The Oak Fire in Mariposa County has charred nearly 30 square miles (19,200 acres) of trees and brush, with 42 percent containment.
An 11-year-old boy who admitted to setting off fireworks has been arrested for allegedly igniting a 3-acre brushfire in Pacifica, authorities announced Thursday.
Fire crews in the East Bay had their hands full early Wednesday evening after a brush fire burned dangerously close to several commercial buildings.
Fire crews have contained a brush fire that has consumed 50 acres in the area of the Sonoma Raceway Wednesday evening.
Firefighters continued to battle the northeastern march of the Oak Fire early Wednesday along the steep, rugged terrain of Footman Ridge as the 5-day-old wildfire grew to 18,715 acres.
